TY - JOUR
T1 - Interventions to address HIV and intimate partner violence in sub-saharan Africa
T2 - A review of the literature
AU - Anderson, Jocelyn C.
AU - Campbell, Jacquelyn C.
AU - Farley, Jason E.
N1 - Funding Information:
Jocelyn C. Anderson is currently supported by an institutional training grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ( T32HD064428 ).
PY - 2013/7
Y1 - 2013/7
N2 - HIV and intimate partner violence (IPV) are commonly co-occurring epidemics affecting the health of women globally and especially in sub-Saharan Africa. There is a need for interventions that address both HIV and IPV in health care settings. Our review examined recent literature for intervention studies that explored both HIV and IPV. Of the nine interventions identified, only two were set in health care settings; the remainder were community based. Large multifaceted community-based interventions showed promise in the areas of addressing social norms in order to empower women. Educational interventions have shown short-term improvements in HIV-related knowledge and behavioral intention. Further research is needed to examine brief screening, intervention, and referral for HIV and IPV services within health care settings. Health care-specific interventions such as use of preexposure and postexposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV transmission must also be studied in the context of IPV.
AB - HIV and intimate partner violence (IPV) are commonly co-occurring epidemics affecting the health of women globally and especially in sub-Saharan Africa. There is a need for interventions that address both HIV and IPV in health care settings. Our review examined recent literature for intervention studies that explored both HIV and IPV. Of the nine interventions identified, only two were set in health care settings; the remainder were community based. Large multifaceted community-based interventions showed promise in the areas of addressing social norms in order to empower women. Educational interventions have shown short-term improvements in HIV-related knowledge and behavioral intention. Further research is needed to examine brief screening, intervention, and referral for HIV and IPV services within health care settings. Health care-specific interventions such as use of preexposure and postexposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV transmission must also be studied in the context of IPV.
KW - Gender-based violence
KW - HIV
KW - Intervention
KW - Intimate partner violence
KW - Sub-Saharan Africa
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jana.2013.03.003
DO - 10.1016/j.jana.2013.03.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 23790280
AN - SCOPUS:84879254639
SN - 1055-3290
VL - 24
SP - 383
EP - 390
JO - Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
JF - Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
IS - 4
ER -