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"Discordant couples raise real challenges because you need to promote better testing, use of condoms within marriage and also it means there is a huge need for couples to go into counselling together, which is expensive," says Dr Elizabeth Namagala, senior medical officer for HIV care and treatment at Uganda's health ministry.
An opportunity for those receiving treatment and close family members to receive counselling together in consultation with a healthcare worker following diagnosis during this time would allow both these individuals to receive, and families to provide, more support during the treatment programme.
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Among counselled respondents who were cohabiting with the partner, 62% were counselled together with the partner.
During HIV testing, only 28 (11.5%) came with their partners and were counseled together.
If both parents of a child smoke, they are counselled together to enable a long-lasting intervention effect.
Couple counseling was provided to partners who were married or cohabiting and wished to be counseled together.
However, mothers who have ever been tested together with their male partner were five times higher to bring their husband to the ANC/PMTCT clinic than those who have never been tested and counselled together with their male partner.
Participants in both FGDs and KII stated that it is beneficial when partners are counselled together because they are presented with the necessary information for decision making on HIV testing at the same time.
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