Examining the Relationship between Physical and Sexual Violence and Psychosocial Health in Young People Living with HIV in Rural South Africa

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Filiatreau, Lindsey M.; Giovenco, Danielle; Twine, Rhian; Gómez-Olivé, F. Xavier; Kahn, Kathleen; Haberland, Nicole; & Pettifor, Audrey E. (2020). Examining the Relationship between Physical and Sexual Violence and Psychosocial Health in Young People Living with HIV in Rural South Africa. Journal of International AIDS Society, 23(12), e25654. PMCID: PMC7749553

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Experiences of violence during youth contravene young people's rights and increase the risk of depression and poor human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care outcomes among youth living with HIV (YLWH). Intervention targets for mitigating the negative psychosocial effects of violence are needed, particularly in areas like rural South Africa where violence remains pervasive and mental healthcare is limited. This study aims to quantify the associations between physical and sexual violence and depressive symptoms in YLWH in rural South Africa and explore the modification of these associations by key measures of psychosocial well-being.
METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional survey among 362 YLWH ages 12 to 24 in rural South Africa to ascertain participants' history of physical and sexual violence, current depressive symptoms (Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale) and levels of social support (Medical Outcomes Social Support Scale), resilience (Conner-Davidson Resilience Scale) and self-esteem (Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale). Log-binomial regression was used to estimate the association between history of physical or sexual violence and clinically meaningful depressive symptoms (scores   

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jia2.25654

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2020

Journal Title

Journal of International AIDS Society

Author(s)

Filiatreau, Lindsey M.
Giovenco, Danielle
Twine, Rhian
Gómez-Olivé, F. Xavier
Kahn, Kathleen
Haberland, Nicole
Pettifor, Audrey E.

Article Type

Regular

PMCID

PMC7749553

Continent/Country

South Africa

ORCiD

Pettifor - 0000-0002-3387-0817
Filiatreau - 0000-0002-0355-4477
Giovenco - 0000-0002-2137-5309