Open AccessBrief Report: Intimate Partner Violence and Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation Among Female Sex Workers Newly Diagnosed With HIV in Zambia: A Prospective Study
Author(s) -
Catherine E. Oldenburg,
Katrina F Ortblad,
Michael M Chanda,
Magdalene Mwale,
Steven Chongo,
Catherine Kanchele,
Nyambe Kamungoma,
Andrew Fullem,
Till Bärnighausen
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000001841
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , domestic violence , confidence interval , population , psychological intervention , poison control , demography , cohort , cohort study , injury prevention , psychiatry , environmental health , sociology
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is common among female sex workers (FSW) globally. Here, we prospectively assessed the relationship between IPV and engagement in HIV care in a cohort of FSW who had been newly diagnosed with HIV.