2022
Transactional sex work and HIV among women in conflict-affected Northeastern Uganda: a population-based study
Mootz JJ, Odejimi OA, Bhattacharya A, Kann B, Ettelbrick J, Mello M, Wainberg ML, Khoshnood K. Transactional sex work and HIV among women in conflict-affected Northeastern Uganda: a population-based study. Conflict And Health 2022, 16: 8. PMID: 35216637, PMCID: PMC8876753, DOI: 10.1186/s13031-022-00441-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV-positive serostatusTransactional sex workHIV infectionRisk factorsMultivariate logistic regression modelSignificant global health issueMultiple traumatic stressorsPopulation-based studyCross-sectional surveyDistrict of residenceSex workLogistic regression modelsGlobal health issueHIV outcomesPrevention settingHIV pandemicSerostatusHealth issuesMental distressUgandan districtsTransactional sexHealthcare servicesTraumatic stressorsInfectionExposure
2021
Armed conflict, HIV, and syndemic risk markers of mental distress, alcohol misuse, and intimate partner violence among couples in Uganda
Mootz JJ, Basaraba CN, Corbeil T, Johnson K, Kubanga KP, Wainberg ML, Khoshnood K. Armed conflict, HIV, and syndemic risk markers of mental distress, alcohol misuse, and intimate partner violence among couples in Uganda. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2021, 34: 1016-1026. PMID: 34647647, PMCID: PMC8530966, DOI: 10.1002/jts.22740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSyndemic problemsHIV statusRisk markersIntimate partner violenceSyndemic scoreAlcohol misuseMale partnersMental distressUnknown HIV statusPopulation-based studyRisk of maleHIV/AIDSFemale intimate partner violencePartner violencePsychosocial interventionsHIVSignificant total effectWomenProblem scoresHigh rateNortheastern UgandaMen's exposureExposureConflict exposureTotal effect