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{"title":"Factors Influencing the Status of Adherence to Second Clinic Visit Among Clients Newly Diagnosed with HIV in Northern Uganda: A Mixed-Methods Study.","authors":"Mary Gorreth Nakate,&nbsp;Bernard Omech,&nbsp;Catherine Kwagala,&nbsp;Irene Gimbo,&nbsp;Augustine Bulitya,&nbsp;Julius Kyeswa,&nbsp;Enoch Katwere,&nbsp;Amir Kabunga,&nbsp;Samson Udho","doi":"10.2147/HIV.S405492","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/HIV.S405492","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The \"test-and-treat\" policy may adversely affect adherence to clinic visits of clients newly diagnosed with HIV due to unpreparedness to commence treatment. However, few studies have examined the factors influencing the status of adherence to second clinic visit among clients newly diagnosed with HIV. We examined the factors influencing the status of adherence to second clinic visit among clients newly diagnosed with HIV in Apac District, northern Uganda.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a mixed-methods study conducted among 292 systematically sampled clients newly diagnosed with HIV for the survey and 15 purposively sampled clients for the in-depth interview from July to August 2020. Quantitative data were collected using a structured questionnaire, while qualitative data were collected using an interview guide. Quantitative data were analyzed descriptively while qualitative data were analyzed thematically.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean age of the study participants were 39.5±11 years and their age ranged from 18 to 72 years. Close to three-quarters of study participants adhered to their second clinic visit 74% (214/292). Factors that influenced participants' adherence to the second clinic visit were the adequate HIV pre/post-test counseling positive attitude of clients towards HIV-positive diagnosis, family support, and long waiting time.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>More than two-thirds of clients newly diagnosed with HIV in Apac District, northern Uganda adhered to their second clinic visit. HIV/AIDS service providers should strengthen HIV pre/post-test counselling, social support systems for persons living with HIV/AIDS, and reduce clients' waiting time to improve adherence to second clinic visit among clients newly diagnosed with HIV.</p>","PeriodicalId":46555,"journal":{"name":"HIV AIDS-Research and Palliative Care","volume":"15 ","pages":"135-143"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/58/77/hiv-15-135.PMC10075261.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9272279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Treatment Regimens and Care Models for Older Patients Living with HIV: Are We Doing Enough?","authors":"Emily Frey,&nbsp;Carrie D Johnston,&nbsp;Eugenia L Siegler","doi":"10.2147/HIV.S311613","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/HIV.S311613","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With improved access to antiretroviral therapy throughout the world, people are aging with HIV, and a large portion of the global population of people with HIV (PWH) is now age 50 or older. Older PWH experience more comorbidities, aging-related syndromes, mental health challenges, and difficulties accessing fundamental needs than the population of older adults without HIV. As a result, ensuring that older PWH are receiving comprehensive healthcare can often be overwhelming for both PWH and the providers. Although there is a growing literature addressing the needs of this population, gaps remain in care delivery and research. In this paper, we suggest seven key components to any healthcare program designed to address the needs of older people with HIV: management of HIV, comorbidity screening and treatment, primary care coordination and planning, attention to aging related-syndromes, optimization of functional status, support of behavioral health, and improved access to basic needs and services. We review many of the difficulties and controversies related to the implementation of these components, which include the absence of screening guidelines for this population and the challenges of care integration, and we suggest key next steps.</p>","PeriodicalId":46555,"journal":{"name":"HIV AIDS-Research and Palliative Care","volume":"15 ","pages":"191-208"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/95/17/hiv-15-191.PMC10155713.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9433063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Socioeconomic Inequality in Knowledge About HIV and Its Contributing Factors Among Women of Reproductive Age in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multicountry and Decomposition Analysis.","authors":"Achamyeleh Birhanu Teshale,&nbsp;Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema","doi":"10.2147/HIV.S392548","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/HIV.S392548","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To examine the socioeconomic inequality in knowledge about HIV and its contributing factors among women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We have used the most recent demographic and health survey data of the 15 sub-Saharan African countries. 204,495 women of reproductive age made up the entire weighted sample. Erreygers normalized concentration index (ECI) was utilized to evaluate socioeconomic inequality in knowledge about HIV. The variables that contributed to the observed socioeconomic inequality were determined using decomposition analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We found the pro-rich inequality in knowledge about HIV (the weighted ECI was 0.16 with a Standard error = 0.007 and P value< 0.001). The decomposition analysis indicated that educational status (46.10%), wealth status (30.85%), listening to the radio (21.73%), and reading newspapers (7.05%) were among the contributors to the pro-rich socioeconomic inequalities in knowledge about HIV.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Having knowledge about HIV is concentrated among rich reproductive-age women. Educational status, wealth status, and media exposure were the major contributors and should be a priority for interventions to reduce the inequality in knowledge about HIV.</p>","PeriodicalId":46555,"journal":{"name":"HIV AIDS-Research and Palliative Care","volume":"15 ","pages":"53-62"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/e6/5f/hiv-15-53.PMC9985886.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9445487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Visceral Leishmaniasis Associated with HIV Coinfection in Pará, Brazil.","authors":"Raimundo Nonato Colares Camargo Júnior,&nbsp;Jaciara Simone Sarmento Gomes,&nbsp;Mônica Cristina Corrêa Carvalho,&nbsp;Hipócrates de Menezes Chalkidis,&nbsp;Welligton Conceição da Silva,&nbsp;Juliana Sousa da Silva,&nbsp;Samia Rubielle Silva de Castro,&nbsp;Raul Cunha Lima Neto,&nbsp;Victor Hugo Pereira Moutinho","doi":"10.2147/HIV.S400189","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/HIV.S400189","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Human visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a zoonosis of great importance to public health due to its epidemiological diversity, with emphasis on the possibility of aggravation by coinfection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim was to study the epidemiological characteristics of VL cases associated with HIV coinfection in Pará. Methods. Reported cases of VL from January 2006 to December 2016 were investigated. A descriptive epidemiological method related to age, gender, area of residence and coinfection with HIV was used. To calculate variance and test equity, the <i>F</i>-test (Fisher) was performed. To observe the influence of one aspect on another, the chi-square was used to verify if there was dependence or independence between the variables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 1171 cases of VL were reported during the study period. There was an annual mean of LV of 94.9, with a statistical difference (p<0.05) between age groups, with the highest number of cases being observed in children aged 1 to 4 years (27.16%). Males and the urban area had a higher number of cases. There were 57 cases of VL/HIV coinfection, with emphasis on the year 2013 and the municipality of Santarém, which had the highest number of cases. During the ten years studied, there was a correlation between coinfection VL/ HIV, with significant differences between patients with and without HIV who contracted VL (p<0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The data reveal the endemic nature of VL in the region, with a high percentage of infection in children living in urban areas. Although the studied region is not identified as a predominant area of HIV cases, this study showed a high annual average (10.3) of cases of VL/HIV coinfection being the first time that cases of VL/HIV coinfection were reported in the Mesoregion of the Lower Amazon and Southwest Pará.</p>","PeriodicalId":46555,"journal":{"name":"HIV AIDS-Research and Palliative Care","volume":"15 ","pages":"247-255"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/93/bb/hiv-15-247.PMC10226483.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9553552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Time to Viral Load Suppression and Its Predictors Among Adult Patients on Antiretro Viral Therapy in Nigist Eleni Mohammed Memorial Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Hossana, Southern Ethiopia.","authors":"Eshetu Erjino,&nbsp;Ermias Abera,&nbsp;Lire Lemma Tirore","doi":"10.2147/HIV.S408565","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/HIV.S408565","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Unsuppressed viral load count in patients on anti-retroviral therapy is linked to poorer survival and increased transmission of the virus. Despite efforts made in Ethiopia, the viral load suppression rate is still low.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To estimate time to viral load suppression and predictors of viral load suppression among adults on anti-retroviral therapy in Nigist Elen Mohamed Memorial Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, 2022.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A retrospective follow-up study was conducted among 297 adults on anti-retroviral therapy from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2021. A simple random sampling technique was used to select study participants. The data were analyzed using STATA 14. Cox regression model was used. The adjusted hazard ratio with 95% CI was estimated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 296 records of patients on anti-retroviral therapy were included in this study. The incidence of viral load suppression was 9.68 per 100-person months. The median time for viral load suppression was 9 months. Patients with baseline CD4 ≥200 cell/mm³ (AHR: 1.87; 95% CI = 1.34, 2.63), who had no opportunistic infections (AHR = 1.84; 95% CI = 1.34, 2.52), who were on WHO clinical stage-I or II (AHR = 2.12; 95% CI = 1.18, 3.79) and who have taken tuberculosis preventive therapy (AHR = 2.24; 95% CI = 1.66, 3.02) had higher hazards of viral load suppression.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The median time for viral load suppression was 9 months. Patients who had no opportunistic infection, with higher CD4 count, on WHO clinical stage-I or II, who have taken tuberculosis preventive therapy had higher hazards of viral load suppression. Careful monitoring and counseling of patients with CD4 levels lower than 200 cells/mm3 are necessary. Careful monitoring and counseling of patients in advanced WHO clinical stages, with lower CD4 count levels and with opportunistic infections is crucial. Strengthening the provision of tuberculosis preventive therapy is warranted.</p>","PeriodicalId":46555,"journal":{"name":"HIV AIDS-Research and Palliative Care","volume":"15 ","pages":"157-171"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/18/2c/hiv-15-157.PMC10124622.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9711185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Health Care Needs Among People Living with HIV: The Implication of Continuum of Care.","authors":"Kusman Ibrahim,&nbsp;Laili Rahayuwati,&nbsp;Yusshy Kurnia Herliani,&nbsp;Iqbal Pramukti","doi":"10.2147/HIV.S403510","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/HIV.S403510","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Human immunodeficiency virus remains a major public health problem in Indonesia. People living with HIV (PLWH) have various health problems as result from disease progression that impacts their health care needs. This study aims to explore health care needs and to test the factors associated with health care needs among people living with HIV.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional descriptive study design was undertaken with 243 respondents completing a self-reported HIV-Health Care Need Questionnaire. Participants were recruited using the purposive sampling technique from six HIV clinics in West Java, Indonesia. The data were analyzed using descriptive and multiple logistic regression statistical techniques.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The majority of the subjects were diagnosed within less than 5 years and have been receiving antiretroviral therapy. Nursing care was indicated as the most needed, offered, and received care. Emergency financial assistance, legal services, insurance premiums, and nutritional intervention were perceived as gaps between needed and received. Characteristics such as age, educational background, having HIV manager, and income were significantly correlated to nutritional care (p< 0.05). Nutritional care was increased by 3.96% if PLWH having HIV manager (CI: 1.17-13.38, p< 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Addressing the gap between health care needs and health offered was important to ensure that care was received appropriately. Continuing assessment of health care needs can provide direction to deliver appropriate care and ensure a comprehensive continuum of care for PLWH.</p>","PeriodicalId":46555,"journal":{"name":"HIV AIDS-Research and Palliative Care","volume":"15 ","pages":"235-246"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/7e/f5/hiv-15-235.PMC10204712.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9527025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Predictors of an Active Lifestyle in Middle-Aged and Older Adults with HIV in the United States Deep South.","authors":"Wei Li,&nbsp;Pariya L Fazeli,&nbsp;Ge Wang,&nbsp;Muhammad Maqbool,&nbsp;Victor A Del Bene,&nbsp;Kristen Triebel,&nbsp;Karli M Martin,&nbsp;David Vance","doi":"10.2147/HIV.S399842","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/HIV.S399842","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and purpose: </strong>An active lifestyle is important for health maintenance and disease prevention. This study was to examine what factors predict an active lifestyle in HIV+ and HIV- adults from the United States Deep South.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The sample included 279 participants (174 HIV+ and 105 HIV-) who completed a comprehensive assessment. An active lifestyle composite was created using variables of employment status, level of social support, level of physical activity, and diet. Correlations and regression analyses were conducted between the active lifestyle composite and possible predictors for all (HIV+ and HIV-), HIV+, and HIV- participants, respectively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Lower levels of depression, higher socioeconomic status (SES), and younger age were significant predictors of a more active lifestyle for the full sample, HIV+, and HIV- participants, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>SES and depression represent important factors influencing engagement in an active lifestyle in PLWH. Such factors should be considered when developing and implementing lifestyle interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":46555,"journal":{"name":"HIV AIDS-Research and Palliative Care","volume":"15 ","pages":"63-70"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/2f/7b/hiv-15-63.PMC9987220.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9137281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Kidney Failure in People with HIV-Infection in Africa: Current Status and a Call to Action.","authors":"Nicola Wearne,&nbsp;Bianca Davidson,&nbsp;Marc Blockman,&nbsp;Jackie Jones,&nbsp;Ian L Ross,&nbsp;Joel A Dave","doi":"10.2147/HIV.S396949","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/HIV.S396949","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is an increasing global burden of diabetes mellitus (DM) and chronic kidney disease (CKD), coupled with a high burden of people with HIV (PWH). Due to an increased lifespan on ART, PWH are now at risk of developing non-communicable diseases, including DM. Africa has the greatest burden of HIV infection and will experience the greatest increase in prevalence of DM over the next two decades. In addition, there is a rising number of people with CKD and progression to kidney failure. Therefore, there is an urgent need for the early identification and management of all 3 diseases to prevent disease progression and complications. This is particularly important in Africa for people with CKD where there is restricted or no access to dialysis and/or transplantation. This review focuses on the epidemiology and pathophysiology of the interaction between HIV infection and DM and the impact that these diseases have on the development and progression of CKD. Finally, it also aims to review the data on the management, which stems from the growing burden of all three diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":46555,"journal":{"name":"HIV AIDS-Research and Palliative Care","volume":"15 ","pages":"519-535"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/ad/84/hiv-15-519.PMC10493098.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10242409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"HIV Testing Uptake Among Ethiopian Rural Men: Evidence from 2016 Ethiopian Demography and Health Survey Data.","authors":"Melash Belachew Asresie,&nbsp;Getasew Tadesse Worku,&nbsp;Yibeltal Alemu Bekele","doi":"10.2147/HIV.S409152","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/HIV.S409152","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing coverage among men remains low in Ethiopia; the problem of limited HIV testing coverage is worst in rural areas. Therefore, this study aims to identify factors associated with HIV testing uptake among rural men in Ethiopia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data from 10,187 rural men was extracted from the 2016 Ethiopian Demography and Health Survey. All analyses were performed using the complex sample analysis procedure to account for the multistage sampling. Bivariable and multivariable regression analyses were performed to identify factors associated with HIV testing uptake. Statistical significance was defined as a 95% Confidence Interval (CI) with a p-value of less than 0.05.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall, only 40.3% of rural men have ever been tested for HIV. Being aged 31-44 years (Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) =1.12, 95% CI [1.01-1.42]), living in developed regions (AOR=1.43, 95% CI [1.09-1.88]), engaging in non-agricultural activities (AOR = 1.27, 95% CI [1.05-1.52]), being Muslim (AOR = 2.07; 95% CI [1.67-2.67]), having comprehensive knowledge about HIV (AOR =1.31, 95% CI [1.12-1.54]), being from a medium (AOR = 0.56, 95% CI [0.47-0.93]) and rich (AOR = 0.80, 95% CI [0.56-0.80]) households, attending primary (AOR = 0.21, 95% CI [0.16-0.28]) and secondary (AOR = 0.35, 95% CI [0.25-0.35]) school, having their first sexual experience at the age of 17 or younger (AOR = 0.26, 95% CI [0.19-0.93]), having discriminatory attitudes towards HIV patients (AOR = 0.67, 95% CI: 0.47-0.93) and having no health insurance coverage (AOR = 0.54, 95% CI [0.42-0.69]) were significantly associated with HIV testing uptake.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>HIV testing uptake among rural men was low. Strengthening awareness programmes on HIV and HIV testing, integrating HIV testing with all other healthcare, strengthening partner accompany and HIV testing during pregnancy and delivery, and providing home-based HIV testing may increase HIV testing uptake.</p>","PeriodicalId":46555,"journal":{"name":"HIV AIDS-Research and Palliative Care","volume":"15 ","pages":"225-234"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/d2/9d/hiv-15-225.PMC10164390.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9444799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Predictors and Factors Associated with Counseling Seeking Behavior Against Intimate Partner Violence Among HIV-Positive Women in Southwestern Uganda","authors":"Adella Arishaba, Wilson Kiduuma, Grace Night, I. Arinaitwe, Vallence Niyonzima, V. Mubangizi","doi":"10.2147/HIV.S362398","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/HIV.S362398","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose The study intended to establish the proportion of HIV-positive women experiencing IPV and the predictors of counseling-seeking behavior among women living with HIV in Isingiro district. Methods The study was a cross-sectional quantitative study. We conducted the study in April 2021 among 296 HIV-positive women receiving ART services at Rwekubo and Nyamuyanja Health Centre fours. Data were collected using a researcher-administered questionnaire. Consecutively participants were recruited from the ART clinic. SPSS Version 23.0 was used to analyze data. We computed the prevalence of intimate partner violence among the study participants. Logistic regression was performed to identify the associated factors and predictors of counseling-seeking behavior. Results Of the 296 participants interviewed, 66.2% of the HIV-positive women had experienced IPV. Only 40.2% of those who had experienced IPV had received counseling, 35.5% of the participants sought help for IPV from family and friends and 27% sought help from other service providers including the police. A majority (67.2%) of the participants had a primary level of education and over a third (45.9%) of the participants were from monogamous families. The factors associated with seeking care for IPV were education level (p = 0.002), type of family (p = 0.04), physical abuse within one last year (p < 0.001), emotional abuse (p < 0.001), awareness about IPV services (p < 0.001) and availability of counselors (p < 0.001). The predictors of care-seeking for IPV included awareness about IPV services (aOR: 295.6, 95% CI: 54.3–1608.9) and availability of counselors (aOR: 5.3, 95% CI: 1.5–19.2). Conclusion The prevalence of IPV is 66.2%, and proportion of HIV-positive women who seek IPV counseling services is low. The predictors of counseling-seeking behavior were awareness about IPV services and availability of counselors. There is a need to improve awareness about IPV services and provide more counselors to offer help to the IPV victims.","PeriodicalId":46555,"journal":{"name":"HIV AIDS-Research and Palliative Care","volume":"104 1","pages":"275 - 283"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89292714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}