@article{ref1,
title="Intimate partner violence, human rights violations, and HIV among women in Nairobi, Kenya",
journal="Health and human rights",
year="2020",
author="Jolly, Pauline and Jaoko, Walter and Velazquez, Judith M. and Marsh, Lauren and Reuter, Tina Kempin and Andrews, Courtney",
volume="22",
number="2",
pages="155-166",
abstract="This study presents qualitative results from a mixed-method investigation conducted between May and August 2012 into the prevalence and consequences of four forms of  intimate partner violence among women living with HIV who attended the Comprehensive  Care Clinic at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi. As a part of the research,  a quantitative survey found that among 600 sexually active women living with HIV  aged 18-69, all reported experiencing emotional abuse; 20%, 17%, and 15% experienced  controlling behavior, physical violence, and sexual violence, respectively. Qualitative research using focus group discussions with 19 women from the  quantitative survey sought to contextualize these experiences and place them within  a larger social structure where institutionalized gender inequality sets the tone  for intimate partner violence against women in households. Participants reported  that intimate partner violence led to their exposure to the virus and made them  leery of disclosing their positive status or seeking support from a male partner for  fear of a violent reaction. This fear and the socio-structural conditions in Kenya  limit their ability to actively pursue comprehensive care, the stress of which can  exacerbate symptoms and make managing the disease more difficult.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1079-0969",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}