1. Perspectives of Women Living With HIV on Addressing Violence and Use of Alcohol During HIV Services: Qualitative Findings From Fishing Communities in Uganda
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Miller, Amanda P, Ddaaki, William G, Bloom, Brittnie E, Wirtz, Andrea L, Nakyanjo, Neema, Kigozi, Godfrey, and Wagman, Jennifer A
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Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Human Society ,Criminology ,Social Work ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Mental Health ,Violence Research ,Clinical Research ,Substance Misuse ,Prevention ,Violence Against Women ,HIV/AIDS ,Infectious Diseases ,Alcoholism ,Alcohol Use and Health ,Infection ,Gender Equality ,Good Health and Well Being ,Peace ,Justice and Strong Institutions ,Counseling ,Female ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Hunting ,Intimate Partner Violence ,Uganda ,HIV ,alcohol use ,intimate partner violence ,screening and brief intervention ,Medical and Health Sciences ,Studies in Human Society ,Law and Legal Studies ,Health sciences ,Human society ,Law and legal studies - Abstract
The syndemic relationship between harmful alcohol use, intimate partner violence (IPV), and HIV is well established across international settings. Less is known about how these health issues are perceived by women living with HIV (WLWH), who are disproportionately affected by these intertwined epidemics. A qualitative study was undertaken with 20 WLWH in Rakai, Uganda, to assess their perceptions of how these issues have affected their lives and their communities and to assess the acceptability of integrating a screening and brief intervention for alcohol use and IPV into HIV posttest counseling. Recommendations for intervention programming arising from the results are discussed.
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- 2022