Gender inequities in sexually transmitted infections: implications for HIV infection and control in Lagos State, Nigeria

Adeyemi, Ezekiel Oluwagbemiga

doi:10.4081/idr.2011.e7

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“…However, HIV prevalence observed in this study is a bit higher compared to the national prevalence of HIV (3%) in general population and the prevalence of Syphilis was also a bit high compared to 1.4% found in pregnant women at national level in Rwanda [14,15]. This findings explain and support the previous findings of vulnerability and high risk of pregnant women to STIs [4,5]. In addition to that, a slight higher or deferent prevalence of syphilis were reported by previous studies conducted in Republic of Congo 3.92% [12], in Tanzania 2.5% [16].…”

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confidence: 80%

“…Women have increased risk of contracting this infection compared to their counterpart [3] Sometime, female experience sexual abuse and rape rendering them STI vulnerability [4,5]. Indeed, there is an estimated 18 million of women infected with syphilis worldwide while those with pregnancy have approximately 305 000 fetal and neonatal deaths yearly [2].…”

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HIV/AIDS and Syphilis Sero-prevalence Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Center in Rwanda

Nyirahabihirwe¹,

M²,

Nikuze³

et al. 2020

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Sexually transmitted infections pause a global challenge. Mostly, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and syphilis which are both transmitted sexually, infect a substantial number of people where female are at front line of exposure and high risk. Additionally, pregnant women experience more vulnerability exposing their infants to increased risk of dying from prematurity, low-birth-weight, stillbirth and congenital diseases. Therefore, continued surveillance of this co-infection is of paramount to establish the status of the diseases and increase the awareness. The current study has evaluated sero-prevalence of HIV and syphilis among pregnant women attending antenatal care center in Rwanda.

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HIV/AIDS and Syphilis Sero-prevalence Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Center in Rwanda

Nyirahabihirwe¹,

M²,

Nikuze³

et al. 2020

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“…The result therefore points to self-selection bias associated with household HIV status. These results mirror those from the study of Adeyemi (2011) where the results showed socio-economic characteristics such as marital status, education and income level as some of the determinants of sexually transmitted infections. Table 3 displays no statistically signi cant association of the gender of the household head and the HIV status of the household.…”

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Gender dimensions of the impact of HIV/AIDS on stunting in children under five years in Zimbabwe

Macheka¹,

Kembo²,

Kairiza

2020

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Background: HIV/AIDS can have a disastrous effect on household food and nutrition security, an example includes stunting in children. However, stunting and HIV/AIDS are highly gendered phenomena that need to be explored in order to get an in-depth understanding of the interrelationship. This study was therefore aimed at investigating gender dimensions of the impact of HIV/AIDS on stunting in children under five years from HIV/AIDS affected households in Zimbabwe. Methods: The study uses a large scale nationally representative cross-sectional dataset of 13 854 Zimbabwean households for the year 2019. To test hypothesis 1, the study employs binary choice models (Probit and Logit) since the outcome variable household HIV/AIDS status is dichotomous. To test hypothesis 2 and 3, the study employs the Propensity Score Matching (PSM) approach to circumvent the self selection problem in the creation of treatment and control groups for households affected by HIV/AIDS and those that are not. Results: The results revealed that household HIV/AIDS status is independent of the gender of household head. On the other hand, the results for the PSM estimates show that the probability of the household having a stunted child under five years is higher for households with an HIV positive member compared to those without. In addition, female headed households with an HIV positive member are more likely to have a stunted child under five years compared to male headed households under similar circumstances. Conclusion: Overall, the results provide evidence of a higher risk of stunting among children from households affected by HIV/AIDS. The study offers three major findings. Firstly, the study finds no significant association between gender of the household head and household HIV/AIDS status. Secondly, households that have at least one HIV positive member are more likely to have a stunted child under five years. Lastly, female headed households with at least one HIV positive member are more likely to have a stunted child under five years compared to male headed household with similar HIV/AIDS status. The findings have important policy implications towards improved integration of HIV/AIDS status, household head gender and child nutrition services in affected households.

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“…Results from a secondary analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data collected from 18 countries in sub-Saharan Africa (Magadi, 2011) also reviewed similar trend, where children from HIV/AIDS affected households were signi cantly more likely to be stunted compared to their counterparts of similar demographic and socio-economic background but from households not affected by HIV/AIDS. Speci cally, the results from background characteristics presented in Table 1 mirror those from the study of Adeyemi (2011) where the results showed socio-economic characteristics such as marital status, education and income level as some of the determinants of sexually transmitted infections.…”

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Gender dimensions of the impact of HIV/AIDS on stunting in children under five years in Zimbabwe

Macheka¹,

Kembo²,

Kairiza

2020

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Background: HIV/AIDS can have a disastrous effect on household food and nutrition security outcomes such as stunting in children under 5. However, stunting and HIV/AIDS are highly gendered phenomena that need to be explored in order to get an in-depth understanding of the interrelationship. This study was therefore aimed at investigating gender dimensions of the impact of HIV/AIDS on stunting in children under five years in Zimbabwe. Methods: The study uses a large scale nationally representative cross-sectional dataset of 13 854 Zimbabwean households for the year 2019. Given self-selection bias associated with household HIV/AIDS status, the study employs Propensity Score Matching (PSM) approach to investigate the impact of HIV/AIDS on stunting in children under five years.Results: The results revealed that household HIV/AIDS status is independent of the gender of household head. On the other hand, the results for the PSM estimates show that the probability of the household having a stunted child under five years is higher for households with an HIV positive member compared to those without. In addition, female headed households with an HIV positive member are more likely to have a stunted child under five years compared to male headed households under similar circumstances. Conclusion: Overall, the results provide evidence of a higher risk of stunting among children from households affected by HIV/AIDS. The study offers three major findings. Firstly, the study finds no significant association between gender of the household head and household HIV/AIDS status. Secondly, households that have at least one HIV positive member are more likely to have a stunted child under five years. Lastly, female headed households with at least one HIV positive member are more likely to have a stunted child under five years compared to male headed household with similar HIV/AIDS status. The findings have important policy implications towards improved integration of HIV/AIDS status, household head gender and child nutrition services in affected households.

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Gender inequities in sexually transmitted infections: implications for HIV infection and control in Lagos State, Nigeria

Cited by 8 publications

References 7 publications

HIV/AIDS and Syphilis Sero-prevalence Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Center in Rwanda

HIV/AIDS and Syphilis Sero-prevalence Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Center in Rwanda

Gender dimensions of the impact of HIV/AIDS on stunting in children under five years in Zimbabwe

Gender dimensions of the impact of HIV/AIDS on stunting in children under five years in Zimbabwe

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