Age at marriage and HIV vulnerability among young married women living with HIV in northern Karnataka, India

2020 ◽  
pp. 105730
Author(s):  
Shiva S. Halli ◽  
Rajeshwari A. Biradar
Keyword(s):  
Married Women ◽  
Age At Marriage ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Vulnerability

scholarly journals Depistage Des Lesions Du Col Uterin Au Chu Tokoin De Lome : Resultats D’une Serie De 512 Cas.

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Tchin Darre ◽  
Abdoul-Samadou Aboubakari ◽  
Yaovi Edem James ◽  
Koué Folligan ◽  
Bingo N’bortche ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Invasive Carcinoma ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Pap Smears ◽  
Consecutive Series ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Living With Hiv

Purpose: Cervical cancer remains a real public health problem in Togo. This study was undertaken to sensitize women and to determine the prevalence of precancerous and canrous lesions of the cervix in the Togolese woman. Material and methods: This is a retrospective descriptive study of the results of a consecutive series of Pap smears performed in the Laboratory of Pathological Anatomy and Cytology CHU Tokoin Lome 2011-2013. Results: Epidemiological, 512 FCV were interpretable. The average age of women was 37.6 years, extreme 19 and 87 years. By occupation, we noted a predominance of unemployed women (351cas, 68,6%), followed by women traders (103 cases, 20,1%) . The distribution by marital status was possible to observe a predominance of married women (234 cases, 45, 7 %). In terms of reproductive history, we found a mean gravidity and parity respectively 3, 5 and 2. We noted 22 women living with HIV, 77.2% were infected with HIV1. Cytopathological, 512 smears selected, we observed 44 abnormal smears (8,6%). It was indeterminate lesions ASCUS / ASCUS (8 cases), endocervical hyperplasia (3 cases), low-grade lesions (17 cases), high-grade lesions (10 cases) and invasive carcinoma (6 cases). Conclusion: The detection rate of cervical cancer is low among the Togolese woman. The health professionals should take the habit of asking the FCV any woman having a consultation.

scholarly journals Caring Masculinities in the Context of HIV Serodiscordant Relationships in Papua New Guinea

2019 ◽  
pp. 1097184X1988965 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elke Mitchell ◽  
Angela Kelly-Hanku ◽  
Agnes Mek ◽  
Richard Nake Trumb ◽  
Asha Persson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Heterosexual Relationships ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Masculine Norms ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Care And Support ◽  
The Social ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Vulnerability

Globally, there is limited research exploring the positive role men play in reducing HIV vulnerability or in the care and support of women living with HIV. This paper draws on interviews conducted with men and women in heterosexual HIV serodiscordant relationships as part of a longitudinal qualitative study exploring the social aspects of biomedicine among serodiscordant couples in two high HIV-burden areas in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Findings highlight that some HIV negative men in heterosexual relationships are resisting hegemonic masculine norms they see as harmful and are embracing caring masculine identities as they seek to support their HIV-positive wives. We suggest that understandings of masculinity in the context of the HIV epidemic in PNG should be broadened from simplistic discourses and representations of men as largely uncaring and violent to incorporate deeper understanding of how men can and are embracing caring masculinities.

Context, Types, and Consequences of Violence Across the Life Course: A Qualitative Study of the Lived Experiences of Transgender Women Living With HIV

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052093509
Author(s):  
Ashley Lacombe-Duncan ◽  
Ronke Olawale
Keyword(s):  
Gender Identity ◽  
Young Adulthood ◽  
Interpersonal Violence ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
State Violence ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Trans Women ◽  
Living With Hiv ◽  
Hiv Vulnerability

Violence is a known driver of HIV vulnerability among transgender (trans) women, who are disproportionately impacted by HIV globally. Violence is also a barrier to accessing HIV prevention, treatment, and support. Yet, little is known about the everyday experiences of violence faced by trans women living with HIV, who live at the intersection of a marginalized gender identity and physical health condition. To address this gap, this study draws on semi-structured, individual interviews conducted 2017–2018 with a purposive sample (selected based on diverse identities) of trans women living with HIV ( n = 11) participating in a large, community-based cohort study in three Canadian provinces. Framework analysis was used to identify key themes, patterns within themes between participants, and patterns across themes among participants. Findings showed that trans women living with HIV experience specific contexts of violence shaped at the intersection of stigma based on gender identity, gender expression, and HIV status, among other identities/experiences. Violence experienced in childhood (e.g., familial rejection, bullying) increased trans women’s likelihood of being exposed to a violent social context in young adulthood (e.g., state violence perpetuated by the police, interpersonal violence perpetuated by sexual partners, and community violence perpetuated by society-at-large/the general public), which increased trans women’s HIV vulnerability; once living with HIV trans women were subjected to discursive violence from healthcare providers. These multiple forms of violence have serious consequences for trans women living with HIV’s ongoing social, mental, and physical well-being. The findings suggest that interventions are urgently needed to reduce violence against trans women in childhood and young adulthood, in addition to reducing violence against trans women living with HIV perpetuated by healthcare providers in adulthood, to both proactively and responsively promote their safety, health, and well-being.

Women living with HIV breaking the silence in the Mena region

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hind Khatib-Othman ◽  
Shereen el-Feki ◽  
Kamal Mountasser ◽  
Hend Sabry ◽  
Rita Wahab
Keyword(s):  
Mena Region ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Living With Hiv
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