Citation

Mkandawire-Valhmu L, Stevens PE, Kako PM, Banda A. Violence Against Women 2013; 19(11): 1331-1349.

Affiliation

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801213514859

PMID

24322953

Abstract

In this critical ethnography, 72 HIV-infected women in Southern Malawi participated in 12 focus groups discussing the impact of HIV and violence. Our analysis, informed by a postcolonial feminist perspective, revealed women's capacity to collectively engage in safety planning. We present our findings about women's experiences based on narratives detailing how women collectively strategized safety planning efforts to mitigate the impact of violence. This study helps to fill a gap in literature on the intersection between HIV and violence in women's lives. Strategies discussed by the women could form a basis for safety planning interventions for women in similar circumstances.

Language: en