Young women living with HIV (YWHIV) commonly experience overlapping vulnerabilities,
especially in low-resource, HIV-endemic settings. They are likelier to experience violence …

The World Health Organization recommends that HIV counseling and testing (HCT)
programs implement strategies to address how intimate partner violence (IPV) influences …

Background. In view of the ever increasing epidemic of HIV/AIDS, the expansion of HIV
voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) is both a reality and an urgent need. While the …

Rural South Africans who lived in areas where counselors offered home-based HIV testing
as part of an intervention were more likely to take an HIV test than were those who could …

Background Gender-based violence (GBV) undermines HIV prevention and treatment
cascades, particularly among women who report partner violence. Screening for violence …

Background HIV and gender-based violence (GBV) intersect to threaten population health.
The Uganda Ministry of Health recommends routine GBV screening alongside HIV care but …

Background Little is known about violence against HIV-positive adolescents and young
adults (AYA) in sub-Saharan Africa. This analysis examines experiences of violence …

HIV testing, which is important for the control of the HIV pandemic, has been hampered by
several factors including Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), resulting in low uptake. This study …

The author describes examples showing the types of initiatives that will be required to
address the human rights of women living with HIV worldwide. Topics discussed include a …

This study explored the links between HIV infection, serostatus disclosure, and partner
violence among women attending a VCT clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Men and …