Schuler Sidney Ruth, Bukusi Elizabeth
a Independent Consultant , Washington, DC , USA.
b Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) , Nairobi , Kenya.
Health Care Women Int. 2017 May;38(5):507-519. doi: 10.1080/07399332.2017.1292277. Epub 2017 Feb 7.
The success of women's microbicide use for HIV/AIDS prevention may hinge on health programs' ability to engage men to support it. In this qualitative study in Kenya, most women did not or would not tell their partners prior to initiating use, and/or would use despite their objections. Men generally did not agree with this, yet male partners of trial participants who discovered that their partners were using microbicides without their knowledge did not seem concerned. Findings suggest that efforts to engage men in microbicide use should avoid "awakening" patriarchal gender norms, and support women to use microbicides without involving their partners.
女性使用杀微生物剂预防艾滋病毒/艾滋病的成功与否可能取决于卫生项目促使男性给予支持的能力。在肯尼亚的这项定性研究中，大多数女性在开始使用前没有或不会告知伴侣，和/或即使伴侣反对仍会使用。男性普遍不同意这种做法，但试验参与者中那些发现自己的伴侣在他们不知情的情况下使用杀微生物剂的男性伴侣似乎并不在意。研究结果表明，促使男性参与杀微生物剂使用的努力应避免“唤醒”父权制性别规范，并支持女性在不涉及伴侣的情况下使用杀微生物剂。
