Optimising a couples-focused intervention to increase couples’ HIV testing and counselling using the person-based approach: a qualitative study in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa

• Philip Joseph,
• Nuala Mcgrath,
• Katherine Morton,
• Z Feng,
• Lindani Msimango,
• Victoria Hosegood,
• Tembeka Mhlakwaphalwa,
• Alastair van Heerden,
• Thulani Ngubane,
• Nathi Ngcobo,
• Heidi van Rooyen

Affiliations

Philip Joseph

Human Sciences Research Council, Sweetwaters, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Nuala Mcgrath

School of Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

Katherine Morton

Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

Z Feng

Primary Care and Population Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

Lindani Msimango

Human Sciences Research Council, Sweetwaters, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Victoria Hosegood

Department of Social Statistics and Demography, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

Tembeka Mhlakwaphalwa

Human Sciences Research Council, Sweetwaters, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Alastair van Heerden

Human Sciences Research Council, Sweetwaters, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Thulani Ngubane

Human Sciences Research Council, Sweetwaters, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Nathi Ngcobo

Human Sciences Research Council, Sweetwaters, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Heidi van Rooyen

Human Sciences Research Council, Sweetwaters, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa