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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Sexual relationship power and malnutrition among HIV-positive women in rural uganda
AIDS and Behavior, Volume 16, No. 6, Year 2012
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Inequality within partner relationships is associated with HIV acquisition and gender violence, but little is known about more pervasive effects on women's health. We performed a cross-sectional analysis of associations between sexual relationship power and nutritional status among women in Uganda. Participants completed questionnaires and anthropometric measurements. We assessed sexual relationship power using the Sexual Relationship Power Scale (SRPS). We performed logistic regression to test for associations between sexual relationship power and poor nutritional status including body mass index, body fat percentage, and mid-upper arm circumference. Women with higher sexual relationship power scores had decreased odds of low body mass index (OR 0.29, p = 0.01), low body fat percentage (OR 0.54, p = 0.04), and low mid-upper arm circumference (OR 0.22, p = 0.01). These relationships persisted in multivariable models adjusted for potential confounders. Targeted interventions to improve intimate partner relationship equality should be explored to improve health status among women living with HIV in rural Africa. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
Authors & Co-Authors
Siedner, Mark Jacob
United States, Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
Tsai, Alexander C.
United States, Cambridge
Harvard University
Dworkin, Shari Lee
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Mukiibi, Nozmu
Uganda, Mbarara
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Emenyonu, Nneka I.
Uganda, Mbarara
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Hunt, Peter W.
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Haberer, Jessica Elizabeth
United States, Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
Martin, Jeffrey N.
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Bangsberg, David R.
United States, Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
Uganda, Mbarara
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
United States, Cambridge
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Weiser, Sheri D.
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Statistics
Citations: 15
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s10461-012-0162-9
ISSN:
10907165
Research Areas
Food Security
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Uganda
Participants Gender
Female