Intimate partner violence among HIV positive women in care - results from a national survey, Uganda 2016.
Steven Ndugwa KabwamaJustine BukenyaJoseph K B MatovuViolet GwokyalyaFredrick MakumbiJolly Beyeza-KashesyaShaban MugerwaJohn Baptist BwanikaRhoda K WanyenzePublished in: BMC women's health (2019)
In Uganda, a high proportion of HIV+ women have ever experienced IPV. Experiencing IPV was associated with circumstances related to the intimate relationship between the woman and her male partner. Health care workers should screen HIV+ women in care for IPV and offer appropriate psychosocial assistance.
Keyphrases
- hiv positive
- intimate partner violence
- antiretroviral therapy
- men who have sex with men
- hiv testing
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- south africa
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- healthcare
- palliative care
- pregnancy outcomes
- hiv aids
- hepatitis c virus
- cervical cancer screening
- pain management
- breast cancer risk
- quality improvement
- mental health
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- health insurance
- affordable care act