EYoung men's experiences of violence and poverty and the relationship to sexually transmissible HIV: a cross sectional study from rural South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Young (ages 18-35 years) men are inadequately engaged in HIV prevention and treatment globally, including in South Africa, increasing the likelihood of them having sexually transmissible HIV (i.e. living with HIV but with high viral loads). We sought to understand how men's experiences of poverty and violence, impacted on transmissible HIV, directly or indirectly via mental health and substance misuse.

Setting

Rural communities in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Methods

Cross-sectional population-based random selection (September 2018-June 2019), assessing transmissible HIV (living with HIV and viral load ≥400 copies/mL) via dried blood spots, and socio-demographic data. Structural equation models (SEM), assessed direct and indirect pathways from food

SUBMITTER: Gibbs A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11419223 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature