Male partner uptake of HIV testing during antenatal care is poor despite women's reported desire for partner testing. This qualitative study of HIV-negative pregnant women and their partners in a high HIV prevalence city in the United States assessed communication between partners about HIV testing. Facilitators and barriers of partner testing were identified. Women are the driving force behind couples' communication; however, male partner uptake is underutilized. A common barrier to male partner uptake is the concept of “negative by proxy,” as well as male partner lack of follow-up for testing and nondisclosure of results. Future research is needed to assess specific barriers to male partner HIV testing as an approach to preventing perinatal HIV transmission.

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简短的交流：孕妇和男性伴侣之间关于美国艾滋病毒检测的交流

尽管据报道女性希望进行伴侣检测，但男性伴侣在产前保健期间对 HIV 检测的接受率很低。这项针对美国艾滋病毒高发城市的艾滋病毒阴性孕妇及其伴侣的定性研究评估了伴侣之间关于艾滋病毒检测的沟通。确定了合作伙伴测试的促进因素和障碍。女性是夫妻交流的动力；然而，男性伴侣的吸收没有得到充分利用。男性伴侣接受的一个常见障碍是“代理阴性”的概念，以及男性伴侣缺乏后续测试和不披露结果。未来的研究需要评估男性伴侣 HIV 检测的具体障碍，作为预防围产期 HIV 传播的一种方法。