A growing emphasis on patient involvement in health care has brought ‘informed choice’ to the core of the debate on provider–patient interaction in global health-care programmes. How the principles of patient involvement and informed choice are implemented and experienced in diverging...

HIV testing and counselling is a critical gateway to prevention and treatment. Yet, coverage remains insufficient, few couples are tested together and gender differences in access exist. We used an embedded mixed methods approach to investigate possible explanations for the high acceptance of...