The association of perceived, internalized, and enacted HIV stigma with medication adherence, barriers to adherence, and mental health among young people living …

R Masa, M Zimba, M Tamta, G Zimba, G Zulu - Stigma and health, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
Few studies have examined the independent effects of different manifestations of HIV stigma
experiences on health outcomes among youth living with HIV in low-and middle-income …

Controlling risky behavior associated with AIDS: the role of social support, family functioning, self-efficacy and AIDS risk perception

A Zakiei, E Norouzi‬, SR Ghasemi, S Komasi… - BMC psychology, 2022 - Springer
Objectives We believe that major steps can be taken towards Acquired Immunodeficiency
Syndrome (AIDS) prevention through identifying the relevant factors that are apt to predict …

Women's economic contribution, relationship status and risky sexual behaviours: a cross-sectional analysis from a microfinance-plus programme in rural South Africa

J Tolmay, L Knight, L Muvhango, T Polzer-Ngwato… - AIDS and Behavior, 2022 - Springer
Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa, women bear a disproportionate burden of HIV/AIDS while
also facing economic and gender inequalities. To explore the association of women's …

Experiences of conditional and unconditional cash transfers intended for improving health outcomes and health service use: a qualitative evidence synthesis

T Wingfield, B Kirubi, K Viney… - Cochrane Database …, 2023 - cochranelibrary.com
Background It is well known that poverty is associated with ill health and that ill health can
result in direct and indirect costs that can perpetuate poverty. Social protection, which …

[HTML][HTML] Social normative origins of the taboo gap and implications for adolescent risk for HIV infection in Zambia

SN Nesamoney, I Mejía-Guevara, B Cislaghi… - Social Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Zambian Demographic and Health Survey data reveal that increased discordance
between professed attitudes and measures of behaviour regarding premarital sex among …

Which Intervention Synergies Maximize AGYW's HIV Outcomes? A Classification and Regression Tree Analysis of Layered HIV Prevention Programming

S Mathur, B Mahapatra, R Mishra… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Methods: Using data collected in 2018 with Zambian AG (n= 487, aged 15–19 years) and
YW (n= 505, aged 20–25 years) after 12–14 months exposure to Determined, Resilient …

Factors Associated with Multiple Sexual Partnerships among Young Women in Southern African Countries: A Pooled Multilevel Analysis

SK Mbele - Advances in Public Health, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Multiple sexual partnerships are one of the sexual behaviors that predispose
young women to different negative outcomes, including sexually transmitted infections …

HIV infection risk among women in South Africa: assessing the roles of women's financial autonomy, sexual autonomy and intimate partner violence

SC Ogbodo - Journal of Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Aim To assess the inter-relationships between women's sexual autonomy (SA), financial
autonomy (FA), and experience of intimate partner violence (IPV); and determine how these …

Pregnancy and HIV risk behaviours

I Naidoo, T Reddy, P Ndlovu, R Sewpaul… - Southern African Journal …, 2022 - JSTOR
Acquisition of HIV among pregnant women has widespread public health implications.
Despite improved maternal and child health outcomes including preventing mother-to-child …

Prevalence and correlates of condom use at last sexual intercourse pre-and post-COVID-19 lockdown among adolescent girls and young women in central and …

S Kimanthi, M Onono, G Otieno, RV Barnabas… - African Journal of …, 2023 - ajol.info
We investigated condom use at last sexual intercourse among adolescent girls and young
women (AGYW) to determine the prevalence and correlates of condom use pre-and post …