title: Addressing Intimate Partner Violence Among Female Clients Accessing HIV Testing and Counseling Services: Pilot Testing Tools in Rakai, Uganda.
abstract: The World Health Organization recommends that HIV counseling and testing (HCT) programs implement strategies to address how intimate partner violence (IPV) influences women's ability to protect themselves from and seek care and treatment for HIV infection. We discuss the process used to adapt a screening and brief intervention (SBI) for female clients of HCT services in Rakai, Uganda-a setting with high prevalence of both HIV and IPV. By outlining our collaborative process for adapting and implementing the SBI in Rakai and training counselors for its use, we hope other HCT programs will consider replicating the approach in their settings.
authors: 1 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
authors: Elizabeth J
authors: EJ
authors: King
authors: 2 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
authors: Suzanne
authors: S
authors: Maman
authors: 3 Umeå University, Sweden.
authors: Fredinah
authors: F
authors: Namatovu
authors: 4 Rakai Health Sciences Program, Uganda Virus Research Institute.
authors: Deus
authors: D
authors: Kiwanuka
authors: 4 Rakai Health Sciences Program, Uganda Virus Research Institute.
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Kairania
authors: 4 Rakai Health Sciences Program, Uganda Virus Research Institute.
authors: John B
authors: JB
authors: Ssemanda
authors: 4 Rakai Health Sciences Program, Uganda Virus Research Institute.
authors: Fred
authors: F
authors: Nalugoda
authors: 5 University of California, San Diego, USA.
authors: Jennifer A
authors: JA
authors: Wagman
mesh_terms: D003376:Counseling / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010865:Pilot Projects; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D014454:Uganda
keywords: HIV testing and counseling; Uganda; intimate partner violence