Andersson, NeilCockcroft, Anne2011-07-052011-07-052011Andersson, N., & Cockcroft, A. (2012). Choice-Disability and HIV Infection: A Cross Sectional Study of HIV Status in Botswana, Namibia and Swaziland. Aids and behavior, 16, 189-198. doi:10.1007/s10461-011-9912-3http://hdl.handle.net/10625/46433Choice disability may be an important driver of the AIDS epidemic. In Botswana, Namibia and Swaziland, 22.9, 9.1, and 26.1% women, and 8.3, 2.8, and 9.3% men, were HIV positive. Among both women and men, experience of intimate partner violence (IPV), and partner income disparity were associated with HIV positivity. Additional factors were low education (for women) and poverty (for men). New strategies are needed with regards to interpersonal power and decision-making. The IPV power gradient is common in southern Africa: one in every seven household respondents reported IPV in the previous year.Text1 digital file (p. 189-198)enHIVCHOICE DISABLEDRISK FACTORSAIDSPREVENTIONGOVERNANCEHEALTH SYSTEMPRIMARY HEALTH CARERESEARCH METHODOLOGIESDOMESTIC VIOLENCESOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTHDECISION MAKINGBOTSWANANAMIBIASWAZILANDSOUTH OF SAHARAJournal Article (peer-reviewed)