Does HIV increase the risk of spousal violence in sub-Saharan Africa?

Spousal violence in sub-Saharan Africa: does household poverty-wealth matter?

INTRODUCTION Despite the threat of violence to the health and rights of women yet, for many years, there has been a dearth of nationally comparable data on domestic violence in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper examines whether women from poor households are more likely to experience violence from husband/partner than other women who are from middle or rich households. METHOD Data for the study ...

Is the Role of Physicians Really Evolving Due to Non-physician Clinicians Predominance in Staff Makeup in Sub-Saharan African Health Systems?; Comment on “Non-physician Clinicians in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Evolving Role of Physicians”

Health workforce shortages in Sub-Saharan Africa are widely recognized, particularly of physicians, leading the training and deployment of Non-physician clinicians (NPCs). The paper by Eyal et al provides interesting and legitimate viewpoints on evolving role of physicians in context of decisive increase of NPCss in Sub-Saharan Africa. Certainly, in short or mid-term, NPCs will continue to be a...

THE GENDERED POWER DIFFERENTIAL: ITS ROLE IN HIV AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AMONG WOMEN IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA by

This paper will discuss the power differential between women and men and its role in the intersection of HIV/AIDS and intimate partner violence among women in subSaharan Africa. Both HIV and intimate partner violence are of tremendous public health relevance. Since its “discovery” over 20 years ago, HIV has been and continues to be a world health problem. Nearly 40 million people worldwide are ...

Sex in the shadow of HIV: A systematic review of prevalence, risk factors, and interventions to reduce sexual risk-taking among HIV-positive adolescents and youth in sub-Saharan Africa

BACKGROUND Evidence on sexual risk-taking among HIV-positive adolescents and youth in sub-Saharan Africa is urgently needed. This systematic review synthesizes the extant research on prevalence, factors associated with, and interventions to reduce sexual risk-taking among HIV-positive adolescents and youth in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS Studies were located through electronic databases, grey ...

Financing for Healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia: Risk Pooling & Risk-Sharing Arrangements; Essential Strategy for Overcoming Poverty Costs