Widowed and at risk: increasing HIV prevalence among widowed women in Siaya county, Kenya in the last decade, 2011–2022
From a decade long follow-up, we show a disproportionately high and increasing prevalence of HIV among widowed women in Siaya, Kenya. Among both widowed and married women, there was an association between living with HIV and younger age, 10-year younger sexual partners and experiencing forced sex. Policies that prioritize widowed women could assist in the development of targeted interventions that address the unique challenges of this important subpopulation.
Authors
- Angela A. Cleveland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1375-8964)
- Susan Gachau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2167-857X)
- Rachael Joseph (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4644-1568)
- Sammy Khagayi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2470-1851)
- Vivienne Kamire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5558-8070)
- Jackline Odhiambo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0028-9900)
- Daniel Kwaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0929-8072)
- Moses Otieno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9977-8220)
- Elizabeth Fair
- Ali Mizarzardeh
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Maseno University (KE)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- Echo Network Africa (KE)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KE)
- Global Brain Health Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24268-w
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Fogarty International Center