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

2021; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 28; Issue: 3-4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/10778012211019047

1552-8448

Rebecca Gormley, Valerie Nicholson, Rebeccah Parry, Melanie Lee, Kath Webster, Margarite Sánchez, Claudette Cardinal, Jenny Li, Lu Wang, Rosa Balleny, Alexandra de Pokomandy, Mona Loutfy, Angela Kaida, Rahma Abdul-Noor, Aranka Anema, Jonathan B. Angel, Dada Mamvula Bakombo, Fatimatou Barry, Greta R. Bauer, Kerrigan Beaver, Marc Boucher, Isabelle Boucoiran, Jason Brophy, Lori A. Brotto, Ann N. Burchell, Claudette Cardinal, Allison Carter, Lynne Cioppa, Tracey Conway, José Côté, Jasmine Cotnam, Cori d’Ambrumenil, Janice Dayle, Erin Ding, Danièle Dubuc, Janice Duddy, Mylène Fernet, Annette Fraleigh, Peggy Frank, Brenda Gagnier, Marilou Gagnon, Jacqueline Gahagan, Claudine Gasingirwa, Nada Gataric, Rebecca Gormley, Saara Greene, Danielle Groleau, Charlotte Guerlotté, Trevor Hart, Catherine Hankins, Roula Kteily-Hawa, Emily Heer, Robert S. Hogg, Terry Lee Howard, Shazia Islam, Joseph Jean-Gilles, Hermione Jefferis, Evin Jones, Charu Kaushic, Mina Kazemi, Mary Kestler, Maxime Kiboyogo, Marina B. Klein, Nadine Kronfli, Gladys Kwaramba, Gary Lacasse, Ashley Lacombe‐Duncan, Melanie Lee, Rebecca Lee, Jenny Li, Viviane D. Lima, Elisa Lloyd‐Smith, Carmen H. Logie, Evelyn J. Maan, Valérie Martel-Lafrenière, Carrie Martin, Renée Masching, Lyne Massie, Melissa Medjuck, Brigitte Ménard, Cari L. Miller, J.R.A. Mitchell, Gerardo Mondragon, Deborah Money, Ken Monteith, Marvelous Muchenje, Florida Mukandamutsa, Mary Ndung’u, Valerie Nicholson, Kelly K. O’Brien, Nadia O’Brien, Gina Ogilvie, S Ogunnaike-Cooke, Joanne Otis, Rebeccah Parry, Sophie Patterson, Angela Paul, Doris Peltier, Neora Pick, Alie Pierre, Jeff Powis, Karène Proulx‐Boucher, Corinna Quan, Jesleen Rana, Eric Abella Roth, Danielle Rouleau, Geneviève Rouleau, Sergio Rueda, Kate Salters, Margarite Sánchez, Roger Sandre, Jacquie Sas, Édénia Savoie, Paul Sereda, Stephanie Smith, Marcie Summers, Wangari Tharao, Christina Tom, Cécile Tremblay, Jason Trigg, Sylvie Trottier, Angela Underhill, Anne Catherine Wagner, Sharon Walmsley, Clara Wang, Kath Webster, Wendy Wobeser, Denise Wozniak, Mark H. Yudin, Wei Zhang, Julia Zhu,

Homelessness and Social Issues

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.