Gender-based violence and engagement in biomedical HIV prevention, care and treatment: a scoping review

Abstract Background While gender-based violence (GBV) has been shown to increase women’s risk of HIV acquisition, the role of GBV in the HIV testing to care continuum is less clear. Clarifying how GBV may act as a barrier to accessing HIV services, treatment and care - such as anti-retroviral treatm...

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Main Authors: Anna M. Leddy, Ellen Weiss, Eileen Yam, Julie Pulerwitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7192-4