Trial reportPloS one2020
Prevalence of physical and sexual violence and psychological abuse among adolescents and young adults living with HIV in Zambia.
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Reducing the Intersecting Stigmas of HIV, Violence Victimization, and Mental Health: a Randomized Controlled Pilot Integrating Project YES! Youth Engaging for Success With WHO-Endorsed Mental Health Approaches Among Youth Living With HIV in Ndola, Zambia
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Prevalence and correlates of physical, emotional, sexual, and technology-facilitated gender-based violence among a national sample of adolescent and adult women living with HIV in Zambia.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Dual intimate partner violence among women in sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Zambia and Zimbabwe.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2025Article
- Reported Suicide Attempts among Adolescents in Uganda: Differences by HIV Status.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
- Prevalence, risk factors and interventions to prevent violence against adolescents and youths in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Violence as an obstacle to HIV medication adherence and viral suppression: A daily diary investigation among adolescent boys.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2025Article
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- Individual-, Interpersonal- and Institutional-Level Factors Associated with HIV Stigma Among Youth in Kenya.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- Integrating Adolescent Mental Health into HIV Prevention and Treatment Programs: Can Implementation Science Pave the Path Forward?AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- Use of Self-Figure Drawing as an Assessment Tool for Child Abuse: Differentiating between Sexual, Physical, and Emotional Abuse.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- 'So hurt and broken': A qualitative study of experiences of violence and HIV outcomes among Zambian youth living with HIV.Global public health · 2022Article
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- Experiences with a violence and mental health safety protocol for a randomized controlled trial to support youth living with HIV.Global health research and policy · 2021Article
- Physical fighting among adolescents in eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Past-Year Violence Victimization is Associated with Viral Load Failure Among HIV-Positive Adolescents and Young Adults.AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundLittle is known about violence against HIV-positive adolescents and young adults (AYA) in sub-Saharan Africa. This analysis examines experiences of violence victimization, and the perpetrators of this violence, among AYA living with HIV, aged 15-24 years, in Zambia.
methodsWe analyzed baseline data from 272 AYA (60.1% female, 71.0% perinatally infected) enrolled in Project YES! (Youth Engaging for Success), a randomized controlled trial conducted in four HIV clinics in Ndola, Zambia. Violence measures were adapted from the ICAST-C and the WHO Multi-Country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence. Youth could report up to 12 perpetrator types for past-year experiences of violence. We estimated lifetime and past-year prevalence of physical violence, psychological abuse, and forced sex, disaggregated by sex and age group. Estimates were weighted using sex and age data from the 2013-14 Zambian Demographic and Health Survey to be representative of HIV-positive AYA in Zambia.
resultsEstimated lifetime prevalence of any violence victimization was 78.2%. Past-year prevalence was 72.0% among males and 74.5% among females. Almost half of AYA (46.1%) had ever experienced polyvictimization (2+ types of violence). Psychological abuse was most common (70.4% lifetime, 65.3% past-year), followed by physical violence (50.8% lifetime, 44.7% past-year) and forced sex (10.4% lifetime, 4.7% past-year). Among past-year victims, males experienced more violence than females from a friend/peer (74.3% vs. 45.1%, p<0.001); females experienced more violence than males from a romantic partner (33.3% vs. 5.0%, p<0.001), parent/caregiver (32.4% vs. 17.6%, p = 0.02), and stranger (19.7% vs. 5.2%, p<0.001).
conclusionThe widespread and overlapping prevalence of multiple types of violence highlights the critical need for prevention and response efforts that are tailored to youths' sex and the perpetrator type. Future research should explore violence victimization and HIV outcomes, and the measurement of psychological abuse and sexual violence, among HIV-positive AYA in the region.
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