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Mapping the evidence of intimate partner violence among women living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.
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- Understanding the Stigma Experience of Men Living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Meta-synthesis.AIDS and behavior · 2024Pooled it
- Reproductive stage and other risk factors associated with intimate partner violence: a multisite study of women with HIV in the United States.AIDS (London, England) · 2026Article
- Integrating Afrocentric praxis in intimate partner violence and HIV care for African, Caribbean, and Black women: Navigating disclosure and access to services.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2025Article
- Intimate Partner Violence Among Brazilian Trans and Cisgender Women Living with HIV or at HIV Risk During COVID-19 Era: Another Epidemic?Transgender health · 2025Article
- Intimate partner violence, behaviours associated with risk of HIV acquisition and condom use in married women in Manicaland, East Zimbabwe: An HIV prevention cascade analysis.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Centring the health of women across the HIV research continuum.The lancet. HIV · 2024Review
- Preventing HIV Infection in Pregnant Women in Western Uganda Through a Comprehensive Antenatal Care-Based Intervention: An Implementation Study.Archives of sexual behavior · 2024Article
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- Intimate partner violence, depression, hazardous alcohol use, and social support among people with HIV initiating HIV care in Cameroon.PloS one · 2024Article
- Coping Strategies and Symptoms of Mental Health Disorders Among People with HIV Initiating HIV Care in Cameroon.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- The social, cultural, and health context of controlling behavior and emotional intimate partner violence among adolescent girls and young women living with human immunodeficiency virus in Uganda: A qualitative study.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe present study undertakes a scoping review aimed to map the evidence of intimate partner violence (IPV) against women living with HIV/AIDS in Africa.
designWe used the online database to identify papers published from 1 January 2009 to 1 April 2019, from which we selected 21 articles from Uganda, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Zambia, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Tanzania and Swaziland that used IPV as an outcome variable among women living with HIV/AIDS. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, MEDLINE, EBSCO host, Google Scholar. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: We included women who were aged 15 years and above, living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS: We conducted the abstract screening with two independent reviewers. We also performed full-text screening. We used the six methodological frameworks proposed by Arksey and O'Malley. The Mixed Method Appraisal Tool was used to determine the quality of the studies. We used NVIVO software V.12 to undertake a thematic analysis.
resultsOf the studies, the majority, 57.1%, reported cross-sectional results. In comparison, 23.8% examined qualitative studies, 9.5% were clinical trials, 4.8% were cohort studies and the remaining 4.8% covered grey literature. This review revealed evidence of IPV experience among women with HIV/AIDS, evidence of how HIV status disclosure influences IPV, proof of the association of sociodemographic characteristics with IPV and implications for practice. Moreover, the review revealed that following the serostatus disclosure, there is evidence of heightened risk for IPV.
conclusionsThis study found evidence of IPV among women living with HIV/AIDS. The HIV-positive women were at considerable risk of IPV after disclosure of their serostatus to a male partner. Therefore, further research is needed to promote action to reduce IPV among HIV-positive and HIV-negative women and to determine healthcare workers' IPV screening experience.
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