Women, economic hardship and the path of survival: HIV/AIDS risk behavior among women receiving HIV/AIDS treatment in Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorMacLachlan, Ellen
dc.contributor.authorNeema, Stella
dc.contributor.authorLuyirika, Emmanuel
dc.contributor.authorSsali, Francis
dc.contributor.authorJuncker, Margrethe
dc.contributor.authorRwabukwali, Charles
dc.contributor.authorHarvey, Marie
dc.contributor.authorDuncan, Terry
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-29T13:19:34Z
dc.date.available2022-04-29T13:19:34Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThe results are presented from a 2005 survey of 377 women in four HIV/AIDS treatment programs in Uganda. The aim of the study was to explore women’s economic hardships and the association with four sexual risk behaviors: whether a woman was sexually active in the last 12 months, whether a condom was used during the last sex act, whether she reported having had a sexual partner in the last six months who she suspected had multiple partners and report of forced, coercive or survival sex in the last six months. Few women were sexually active (34%), likely due to the high proportion of widows (49%). Married women were likely to report forced, coercive or survival sex (35%). Eighty-four percent of women reported condom used at last sex act. Forced, coercive or survival sex was associated with number of meals missed per week (AOR 1.125, 95% CI 1.11, 1.587, pB0.05). Sex with a partner in the last six months who a woman suspected had multiple partners was also associated with number of missed meals per week (AOR 2.080, 95% CI 1.084, 3.992). Currently women in Ugandan antiretroviral therapy programs are not likely to be sexually active, except for married women. Many women need to find food and other support, which may put them at risk of forced, coercive or survival sex due to dependency on men.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEllen MacLachlan , Stella Neema , Emmanuel Luyirika , Francis Ssali , Margrethe Juncker , Charles Rwabukwali , Marie Harvey & Terry Duncan (2009) Women, economic hardship and the path of survival: HIV/AIDS risk behavior among women receiving HIV/AIDS treatment in Uganda, AIDS Care: Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 21:3, 355-367 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540120802184121en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540120802184121
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/2970
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPsychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIVen_US
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS treatmenten_US
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS preventionen_US
dc.subjectDeveloping countriesen_US
dc.subjectSexual risk behaviorsen_US
dc.subjectGender inequalityen_US
dc.subjectPovertyen_US
dc.subjectSecondary transmission of HIVen_US
dc.titleWomen, economic hardship and the path of survival: HIV/AIDS risk behavior among women receiving HIV/AIDS treatment in Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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