TY - JOUR
T1 - Perspectives on factors related to HIV risk and preventative interventions at multiple levels
T2 - A study of African immigrant women survivors of cumulative trauma
AU - Sabri, Bushra
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 The Guilford Press.
PY - 2018/10
Y1 - 2018/10
N2 - African immigrant women survivors of cumulative trauma are at high risk for HIV infection. This study aims to identify survivors’ perceptions of (a) contextual (i.e., community, and relationship) and individual-level risk and protective factors for HIV among African immigrant women in the United States and (b) areas and strategies of HIV prevention intervention at contextual and individual levels. Qualitative data for this study were collected from African-born women (n = 39) in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC, from February 2017 to March 2018. Seventeen in-depth interviews and five focus groups were conducted with African immigrant survivors of cumulative trauma. Results revealed HIV prevention intervention needs and risk and protective factors for HIV at the community (e.g., community education), relationship (e.g., intimate partner violence, family), and individual (e.g., women’s empowerment) levels. These findings can inform the development of culturally tailored multilevel HIV prevention interventions for African immigrant women.
AB - African immigrant women survivors of cumulative trauma are at high risk for HIV infection. This study aims to identify survivors’ perceptions of (a) contextual (i.e., community, and relationship) and individual-level risk and protective factors for HIV among African immigrant women in the United States and (b) areas and strategies of HIV prevention intervention at contextual and individual levels. Qualitative data for this study were collected from African-born women (n = 39) in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC, from February 2017 to March 2018. Seventeen in-depth interviews and five focus groups were conducted with African immigrant survivors of cumulative trauma. Results revealed HIV prevention intervention needs and risk and protective factors for HIV at the community (e.g., community education), relationship (e.g., intimate partner violence, family), and individual (e.g., women’s empowerment) levels. These findings can inform the development of culturally tailored multilevel HIV prevention interventions for African immigrant women.
KW - African immigrant
KW - Cumulative trauma
KW - HIV
KW - Women
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U2 - 10.1521/aeap.2018.30.5.419
DO - 10.1521/aeap.2018.30.5.419
M3 - Article
C2 - 30332311
AN - SCOPUS:85055079567
SN - 0899-9546
VL - 30
SP - 419
EP - 433
JO - AIDS Education and Prevention
JF - AIDS Education and Prevention
IS - 5
ER -