Structural, everyday, and symbolic violence and the heightened vulnerability to HIV of women who use drugs in Tanzania

• Main Authors: Haneefa T. Saleem (Author), Leanne Zhang (Author), Claire Silberg (Author), Carl Latkin (Author), Samuel Likindikoki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Women who use drugs shoulder a disproportionate burden of the HIV epidemic in Tanzania. The mechanisms through which violence contributes to their excessively high rates of HIV have not been explored. In this paper, we use concepts of everyday, symbolic, and structural violence to critically examine...