Transactional sex work and HIV among women in conflict-affected Northeastern Uganda: a population-based study.
Jennifer J MootzOmolola A OdejimiAishwarya BhattacharyaBianca KannJulia EttelbrickMilena MelloMilton L WainbergKaveh KhoshnoodPublished in: Conflict and health (2022)
Although exposure to armed was associated with reporting an HIV-positive serostatus, this relationship was not mediated by engagement in transactional sex. Further research is needed on risk factors that mediate this relationship. The likelihood of reporting a HIV-positive serostatus increased with each additional type of exposure to armed conflict. Thus, screening for exposure to multiple traumatic stressors should occur in HIV prevention settings. Healthcare services that are trauma-informed and consider mental distress would likely improve HIV outcomes.
Keyphrases
- hiv positive
- men who have sex with men
- antiretroviral therapy
- healthcare
- south africa
- risk factors
- hiv testing
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected
- mental health
- adverse drug
- spinal cord injury
- primary care
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- hiv aids
- emergency department
- pregnancy outcomes
- pregnant women
- adipose tissue
- trauma patients