Correlates of Safety Strategy Use Among South African Women Living With HIV and at Risk of Intimate Partner Violence

Intimate partner violence (IPV) and HIV are correlated and endemic in South Africa. However, safety strategy use to prevent IPV among HIV-positive women is understudied. This study assesses correlates of specific safety strategy use among 166 Black South African women recently experiencing IPV and t...

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Main Author: Brown, Leslie Lauren (Author)
Contributors: Perkins, Jessica Mayson ; Hargrove, Jami Lynn ; Pahl, Kathryn Elenor ; Mogoba, Phepo ; van Zyl, Michiel Adriaan
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Violence against women
Year: 2022, Volume: 28, Issue: 6/7, Pages: 1505-1522
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Keywords:
Safety strategies
Intimate Partner Violence
HIV counseling and testing
South Africa
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Summary:Intimate partner violence (IPV) and HIV are correlated and endemic in South Africa. However, safety strategy use to prevent IPV among HIV-positive women is understudied. This study assesses correlates of specific safety strategy use among 166 Black South African women recently experiencing IPV and testing positive for HIV. Associations were observed between consultation with formal (i.e., counselors, clergy, IPV specialists) and informal networks (i.e. , friends/family) and participant language (isiZulu, isiXhosa, Sesotho, and English), past year IPV, and engaging in HIV care. Future HIV-IPV programs should consider how characteristics of different IPV safety strategies may influence strategy uptake and ultimately HIV care.
ISSN:1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/10778012211021108