Pollahan A, et al. - Via this cross-sectional study conducted among pregnant women undergoing prenatal care after receiving information about HIV testing on their first visit, researchers sought to assess the rate of HIV testing in couples during pregnancy. Further, they investigated the reasons and risk factors linked to male partners declining to be tested. From February to August 2018, 400 pregnant women were recruited; HIV testing was reported in 150 (37.5%) of the male partners. Refusal of taking the test among male partners was most frequent in correlation to their already having been tested once before. The women reporting other sexual partners prior to their current partners was a significant risk factor for the partners declining to be tested. Findings suggest a low rate of couple HIV testing and a substantial portion of discordant infection among positive couples. They recommend encouraging routine couples counseling and testing to lessen the vertical transmission and the number of new cases of HIV infection.