Can a national government implement a violence prevention and response strategy for key populations in a criminalized setting? A case study from Kenya

Journal of the International AIDS Society
P BhattacharjeeHelgar Musyoki

Abstract

Key population (KP) members frequently experience violence that violates their human rights, increases their risk of HIV, and acts as a barrier to access and uptake of HIV services. To be effective, HIV programmes for members of KPs need to prevent and respond to violence against them. We describe a violence prevention and response strategy led by the national KP programme in Kenya and examine trends in reports of and responses to violence (provision of support to an individual who reports violence within 24 hours of receiving the report). Quarterly programme monitoring data on the number of reports of violence and the number of responses to violence from 81 implementing partners between October 2013 and September 2017 were aggregated annually and analysed using simple trend analysis. Reports of violence relative to KP members reached, expressed as a percentage, and the percentage of reports of violence that received a response were also examined. Between 2013 and 2017, annual reports of violence increased from 4171 to 13,496 cases among female sex workers (FSWs), 910 to 1122 cases among men who have sex with men (MSM) and 121 to 873 cases among people who inject drugs (PWID). Reports of violence relative to KP members reached ...Continue Reading

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Jul 23, 2019·Journal of the International AIDS Society·Parinita BhattacharjeeJames F Blanchard
Jul 24, 2018·Journal of the International AIDS Society·R Cameron WolfRose Wilcher
Jul 1, 2021·Journal of the International AIDS Society·Helgar MusyokiGina Dallabetta

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