ArticleAIDS and behavior2017
Impact of Sexual Trauma on HIV Care Engagement: Perspectives of Female Patients with Trauma Histories in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Transitioning Adolescents to HIV Self-Management in Zambia (Known as: Project YES: Youth Engaging for Success)
Project Someleze: A Randomized Trial of ImpACT+, a Coping Intervention to Improve Clinical and Mental Health Outcomes Among HIV-infected Women With Sexual Trauma in South Africa
Who cites it
29 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Trauma-informed healthcare from the perspectives of women who have experienced sexual violence in adulthood: a systematic review and meta-ethnography.BMC health services research · 2025Pooled it
- Accessing care services after sexual violence: A systematic review exploring experiences of women in South Africa.Curationis · 2023Pooled it
- Childhood Sexual Trauma and Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review.AIDS and behavior · 2021Pooled it
- Being HIV positive and staying on antiretroviral therapy in Africa: A qualitative systematic review and theoretical model.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- The Factorial Structure, Reliability, and Validity of a Coping Measure Among Women with HIV and Sexual Trauma in Cape Town, South Africa.AIDS and behavior · 2026Trial
- Prevalence of physical and sexual violence and psychological abuse among adolescents and young adults living with HIV in Zambia.PloS one · 2020Trial
- Improving AIDS Care After Trauma (ImpACT): Pilot Outcomes of a Coping intervention Among HIV-Infected Women with Sexual Trauma in South Africa.AIDS and behavior · 2018Trial
- Childhood Sexual Trauma, Substance Use, and Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Among Older Adults Living With HIV: A Mediational Analysis.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2025Article
- Stories of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) among older adults living with HIV (OALH) in South Carolina: a qualitative study.AIDS care · 2024Article
- Childhood sexual abuse and antiretroviral therapy adherence among older adults living with HIV: a mixed methods study.AIDS care · 2024Article
- Experiences of healthcare staff in forensic care facilities supporting sexual violence survivors, in Tshwane, South Africa.Curationis · 2023Article
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- Symptoms of post-traumatic stress and associations with sexual behaviour and PrEP preferences among young people in South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Past-Year Violence Victimization is Associated with Viral Load Failure Among HIV-Positive Adolescents and Young Adults.AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
- "I just keep quiet about it and act as if everything is alright" - The cascade from trauma to disengagement among adolescents living with HIV in western Kenya.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2021Article
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- Screening for Traumatic Experiences and Mental Health Distress Among Women in HIV Care in Cape Town, South Africa.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2020Article
- Young South African Women on Antiretroviral Therapy Perceptions of a Psychological Counselling Program to Reduce Heavy Drinking and Depression.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- "I cannot change what happened to me, but I can learn to change how I feel": A case study from ImpACT, an intervention for women with a history of sexual trauma who are living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa.Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.) · 2020Article
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Abstract
South African women have disproportionately high rates of both sexual trauma and HIV. To understand how sexual trauma impacts HIV care engagement, we conducted in-depth qualitative interviews with 15 HIV-infected women with sexual trauma histories, recruited from a public clinic in Cape Town. Interviews explored trauma narratives, coping behaviors and care engagement, and transcripts were analyzed using a constant comparison method. Participants reported multiple and complex traumas across their lifetimes. Sexual trauma hindered HIV care engagement, especially immediately following HIV diagnosis, and there were indications that sexual trauma may interfere with future care engagement, via traumatic stress symptoms including avoidance. Disclosure of sexual trauma was limited; no women had disclosed to an HIV provider. Routine screening for sexual trauma in HIV care settings may help to identify individuals at risk of poor care engagement. Efficacious treatments are needed to address the psychological and behavioral sequelae of trauma.
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