Help-Seeking to Cope With Experiences of Violence Among Women Living With HIV in Canada

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ID12435847
AuthorsRebecca Gormley (0000-0001-7472-0535, Simon Fraser University, corresponding author), Valerie Nicholson (0000-0002-3879-2483, Simon Fraser University), Rebeccah Parry (Simon Fraser University), Melanie Lee (Simon Fraser University), Kath Webster (Simon Fraser University), Margarite Sanchez (Simon Fraser University), Claudette Cardinal (0000-0003-3303-7726, Simon Fraser University), Jenny Li (0000-0002-6066-4883, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), Lu Wang (0000-0002-9250-3988, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), Rosa Balleny (Simon Fraser University), Alexandra De Pokomandy (0000-0001-6809-1357, Chronic Viral Illness Service, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada), Mona Loutfy (0000-0001-7887-8997, Women’s College Research Institute, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada), Angela Kaida (0000-0003-0329-1926, Simon Fraser University), Rahma Abdul-Noor, Aranka Anema, Jonathan B Angel (0000-0003-3102-4462, University of British Columbia), Jonathan Angel, Dada Mamvula Bakombo, Fatimatou Barry, Greta R Bauer (0000-0003-0663-7160), Greta Bauer, Kerrigan Beaver, Manuel Boucher (0000-0003-1835-7342), Marc Boucher, Isabelle Boucoiran (0000-0001-9545-6024), Jason Brophy (0000-0001-9154-8060), Lori A Brotto (0000-0001-7552-8588), Lori Brotto, Ann N Burchell (0000-0003-2822-2169), Ann Burchell, Allison Carter (0000-0003-2151-2622), Lynne Cioppa, Tracey Conway, José Côté (0000-0002-0617-2861), Jasmine Cotnam, Cori d’Ambrumenil, Janice Dayle, Erin Ding, Danièle Dubuc, Janice Duddy, Mylène Fernet (0000-0002-1961-2408), Annette Fraleigh, Peggy Frank, Brenda Gagnier, Marilou Gagnon (0000-0003-4214-3088), Jacqueline Gahagan (0000-0001-6483-7916), Claudine Gasingirwa, Nada Gataric, Saara Greene (0000-0002-1530-2904), Danielle Groleau (0000-0003-2421-9069), Charlotte Guerlotté, Trevor Hart (0000-0001-5107-7452), Catherine Hankins (0000-0002-1642-8592), Roula Hawa, Roula Kteily-Hawa (0000-0001-5581-0017), Emily Heer (0000-0003-2991-4714), Robert S Hogg (0000-0003-3463-5488), Terry Lee Howard, Terry Howard, Shazia Islam, Joseph Jean-Gilles, Hermione Jefferis, Evin Jones, Charu Kaushic (0000-0002-7088-2569), Mohsen Kazemi (0000-0003-1273-5701), Mina Kazemi, Mary Kestler (0000-0002-3466-4265), Maxime Kiboyogo, Marina B Klein (0000-0002-3063-8430), Marina Klein, Nadine Kronfli (0000-0003-2724-0496), Gladys Kwaramba, Gary Lacasse (0000-0001-5323-0828), Ashley Lacombe-Duncan (0000-0002-9023-8877), Rebecca Lee (0000-0002-9493-4378, Simon Fraser University), Valentina Dorea Lima (0000-0003-4943-091X), Viviane Lima (0000-0003-1066-0398), Elisa Lloyd‐Smith, Elisa Lloyd-Smith, Carmen H Logie (0000-0002-8035-433X), Carmen Logie, Evelyn J Maan (0000-0001-5930-3514), Evelyn Maan, Valérie Martel-Lafrenière (Simon Fraser University), Carrie Martin (0009-0002-9034-7552), Renee Masching, Lyne Massie, Melissa Medjuck, Brigitte Ménard, Cari L Miller (0000-0003-0601-2144), Judy Mitchell, J R A Mitchell, Gerardo Mondragon, Deborah Money (0000-0003-4411-7473), Ken Monteith, Marvelous Muchenje, Florida Mukandamutsa, Mary Ndung’u, Kelly K O’brien (0000-0002-1632-6537), Kelly O’brien, Nadia O’Brien (0000-0003-2877-6268), Gina Ogilvie (0000-0001-5783-4493), Susanna Ogunnaike-Cooke, Joanne Otis (0000-0002-0489-7703), Sophie Patterson (0000-0002-5503-7447), Angela Paul (0000-0003-4389-7236, University of British Columbia), Doris Peltier, Neora Pick (0000-0003-4123-3698), Alie Pierre, Jeff Powis (0000-0003-2053-6083), Karène Proulx-Boucher, Karène Proulx‐Boucher, Corinna Quan, Jesleen Rana, E A Roth (0000-0002-9128-0997), Eric Roth, Danielle Rouleau (0009-0008-9603-0605), Geneviève Rouleau (0000-0003-1093-6577), Salvador Rueda (0000-0002-0654-6421), Kate Salters (0000-0002-6280-2290), Roger Sandre, Jacquie Sas, Édénia Savoie, Paul Sereda (0000-0002-6411-8089), Stephanie Smith (0000-0002-6892-4379), Marcie Summers, Wangari Tharao (0000-0001-6166-401X), Christina Tom, Cécile Tremblay (0000-0002-3440-3436), Jason Trigg (0000-0002-7815-0725), Sylvie Trottier (0000-0002-3986-5146), Angela Underhill (0000-0002-5427-4862, University of British Columbia), A C Wagner (0000-0002-6261-0133), Anne Wagner (0000-0001-6362-9023), Sharon Walmsley (0000-0002-3959-5692), Clara Wang (AIDS Vancouver), Wendy Wobeser (0000-0002-9490-9877), Denise Wozniak, Mark H Yudin (0000-0002-7540-8487), Mark Yudin, Wendy Zhang (0000-0003-4160-0806), Julia Zhu (0000-0002-8605-9139)
Year2021
Volume28
Issue3-4
Pages823-850
Publication date2021-07-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueViolence Against Women (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/10778012211019047
PMID34269116
OpenAlexW3179548942
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited65

Using baseline data from a community-collaborative cohort of women living with HIV in Canada, we assessed the prevalence and correlates of help-seeking among 1,057 women who reported experiencing violence in adulthood (≥16 years). After violence, 447 (42%) sought help, while 610 (58%) did not. Frequently accessed supports included health care providers ( n = 313, 70%), family/friends ( n = 244, 55%), and non-HIV community organizations ( n = 235, 53%). All accessed supports were perceived as helpful. Independent correlates of help-seeking included reporting a previous mental health diagnosis, a history of injection drug use, experiencing childhood violence, and experiencing sexism. We discuss considerations for better supporting women who experience violence

Cohort · Domestic violence · Family medicine · Help-seeking · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Mental health · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Suicide prevention · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Homelessness and Social Issues · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine