ArticleAmerican journal of preventive medicine2021
Food Insecurity and Intimate Partner Violence Among HIV-Positive Individuals in Rural Kenya.
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- Intimate partner violence among women living with HIV in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
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- A livelihood intervention improved nutritional, mental health and sexual health outcomes among HIV-affected adolescents in western Kenya: results from theBMJ global health · 2026Trial
- Food insecurity among adolescent girls who are mothers (10-19 years) in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review.PloS one · 2026Article
- Domestic violence and food insecurity among pregnant women in Nepal: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Functional Disability, Violence, HIV Status, and Risk Factors for HIV Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women - Eswatini, 2022.MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report · 2025Article
- Neurodevelopment of children who are HIV-exposed and uninfected in Kenya.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2023Article
- Neurodevelopment among children exposed to HIV and uninfected in sub-Saharan Africa.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2023Article
- Food Insecurity and Transmission Risks Among People with HIV Who Use Substances.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- Coping Strategies and Symptoms of Mental Health Disorders Among People with HIV Initiating HIV Care in Cameroon.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- Impact of COVID-19 lockdown and link to women and children's experiences of violence in the home in South Africa.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Mental Health Mediates the Association Between Gender-Based Violence and HIV Treatment Engagement in US Women.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2022Article
- Exploring linkages between climate change and sexual health: a scoping review protocol.BMJ open · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionIntimate partner violence and food insecurity are both structural drivers of HIV acquisition, care, and treatment, but little is known about how the 2 conditions intersect in the lives of those already living with HIV.
methodsThis study examined cross-sectional baseline data (collected in January 2016-December 2017) from an ongoing trial in southwestern Kenya. Trained interviewers asked enrolled participants living with HIV aged 18-60 years about household food insecurity (using the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale), intimate partner violence (using an adapted WHO multicountry study instrument), and sociodemographics. Negative binomial regression was used to examine the association between food insecurity and partner violence victimization (among women) or perpetration (among men). Secondary data were analyzed in August 2019-March 2020.
resultsOf 720 participants, more than half of women reported experiencing intimate partner violence (57.6%) and most men reported perpetrating it (58.4%). Participants reporting any partner violence had higher Household Food Insecurity Access Scale scores (21.8) compared with those reporting no violence (21.3, p=0.02). Each categorical change in food insecurity (mild, moderate, severe) was associated with a 41% increased risk of an additional partner violence episode. In models controlling for relationship status, wealth, season of interview (lean versus not lean), and baseline physical health, each 1-point increase in food insecurity was associated with a 6% higher risk of violence victimization among women and 4% greater risk of men perpetrating partner violence.
conclusionsThis study highlights the interconnected nature of intimate partner violence and food insecurity among women and men living with HIV. This relationship suggests that enhancing food security may be a useful intervention strategy to prevent intimate partner violence and improve HIV-related health outcomes.
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