Trial reportAIDS and behavior2015
Experiences of violence and association with decreased drug abstinence among women in Cape Town, South Africa.
Trial report in AIDS and behavior, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00729391 (Women-Focused HIV Prevention in the Western Cape), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Women-Focused HIV Prevention in the Western Cape
Who cites it
15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Histories of violence among clients seeking substance use disorder treatment: a systematic mapping review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Intimate partner violence as a predictor of substance use outcomes among women: A systematic review.Addictive behaviors · 2022Pooled it
- Prevalence of physical and sexual violence and psychological abuse among adolescents and young adults living with HIV in Zambia.PloS one · 2020Trial
- The Influence of Substance Use, Mental Health Symptoms, and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Severity on Treatment Utilization Among Women Who Experience IPV.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2026Article
- Intimate Partner Violence Predicts Alcohol and Substance Use Among Young Sexual and Gender Minorities Assigned Male at Birth: A Longitudinal Analysis of the RADAR Cohort.Substance use & misuse · 2025Article
- Association of gender-based violence with sexual and drug-related HIV risk among female sex workers who use drugs in Kazakhstan.International journal of STD & AIDS · 2023Article
- Social Determinants of Alcohol and Other Drug Misuse Among Women Living with HIV in Economically Underserved Communities in Cape Town, South Africa: A Cross-Sectional Study.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- A Scoping Review of Computer-Based and Telecommunication Technology Interventions to Address Drug and Alcohol Misuse and Smoking in Women.Substance use & misuse · 2022Article
- Service providers' perceptions of barriers to the implementation of trauma-focused substance use services for women in Cape Town, South Africa.The International journal on drug policy · 2020Article
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- Development of a trauma-informed substance use and sexual risk reduction intervention for young South African women.Patient preference and adherence · 2018Article
- Aggressive behaviour among drug-using women from Cape Town, South Africa: ethnicity, heavy alcohol use, methamphetamine and intimate partner violence.BMC women's health · 2017Article
- Correlates of lifetime trauma exposure among pregnant women from Cape Town, South Africa.International journal of mental health and addiction · 2015Article
- Relationship power, communication, and violence among couples: results of a cluster-randomized HIV prevention study in a South African township.International journal of women's health · 2015Article
- A systematic review of comprehensive interventions for substance abuse: Focus on victimization.Aggression and violent behaviorArticle
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Drug abuse is a contributing factor in women's HIV risk in low-income communities in Cape Town, South Africa. This study assessed whether experiencing violence is associated with reduced drug abstinence among adult women (n = 603) participating in a randomized field trial for an HIV prevention study in Cape Town. In relation to drug abstinence at 12-month follow-up, multivariable regression models were used to assess (1) baseline partner and non-partner victimization, and (2) victimization at 12-month follow-up among participants reporting baseline victimization. Baseline partner (AOR = 0.6; 95 % CI 0.4-0.9) and non-partner victimization (AOR = 0.6; 95 % CI 0.4-0.9) were associated with a reduced likelihood of drug abstinence at follow-up. Among participants who reported victimization at baseline, those no longer reporting victimization at follow-up did not differ significantly in drug abstinence compared with those who reported victimization at follow-up. The study findings highlight the lasting impact of victimization on women's drug use outcomes, persisting regardless of whether violence was no longer reported at follow-up. Overall, the findings support the need for the primary prevention of violence to address the cycle of violence, drug use, and HIV among women in this setting.
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