Publications by authors named "Jacquiline Ngina"
Gender-Based Violence, Physiological Stress, and Inflammation: A Cross-Sectional Study.
J Womens Health (Larchmt)
September 2018
Background: Female sex workers (FSWs) are at high risk for gender-based violence (GBV) and HIV infection. This study aimed to identify associations between GBV exposure in the past 12 months and biomarkers of physiologic stress and inflammation that may play a role in increased HIV risk among Kenyan FSWs.
Materials And Methods: Participating women responded to a detailed questionnaire on GBV and mental health.