Mapping the evidence of intimate partner violence among women living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The present study undertakes a scoping review aimed to map the evidence of intimate partner violence (IPV) against women living with HIV/AIDS in Africa.

Design

We used the online database to identify papers published from 1 January 2009 to 1 April 2019, from which we selected 21 articles from Uganda, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Zambia, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Tanzania and Swaziland that used IPV as an outcome variable among women living with HIV/AIDS.

Data sources

PubMed, MEDLINE, EBSCO host, Google Scholar.

Eligibility criteria

We included women who were aged 15 years and above, living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.

Data extraction and synthesis

We conducted the abstract screening with two independent reviewers. We also performed full-tex

SUBMITTER: Meskele M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8118063 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature