Clinical Focus

  • Internal Medicine

Academic Appointments

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine

Professional Education

  • Residency: UCSF Dept of Internal Medicine (2025) CA
  • Medical Education: University of Washington School of Medicine (2022) WA
  • MPH, University of Washington School of Public Health, WA (2022)
  • College, Harvard College, MA (2015)

Contact

  • Academic
    sheilao@stanford.edu
    Department: Med/Hospital Medicine Position: Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Clinical (Primary)  Stanford University Medical Center Hospital Medicine 300 Pasteur Dr E Pavilion Fl 3 MC 5158 Palo Alto, CA 94304 (650) 498-4876 (fax)

Additional Clinical Info

Additional Info

  • Mail Code: 5158

All Publications

  • Intimate Partner Violence and HIV Outcomes Among Women Living with HIV in Durban, South Africa. AIDS and behavior Ojeaburu, S. O., Dorward, J., Violette, L. R., Gibbs, A., Shozi, H., Sookrajh, Y., Mhlongo, T., Ngobese, H., Garrett, N., Drain, P. K. 2024; 28 (7): 2247-2257

    Abstract

    We examined the impact of past-year intimate partner violence (IPV) on HIV outcomes among women living with HIV (WLHIV) in Durban, South Africa. We assessed past-year IPV using the WHO Violence Against Women Questionnaire. We conducted logistic regression to assess associations between demographic variables and IPV at baseline, and between IPV at baseline and longitudinal HIV outcomes. Among 235 WLHIV, 17% reported past-year emotional, physical, or sexual IPV. At baseline, HIV-disclosure to partner was associated with 4.35-fold odds of past-year IPV (95% CI 1.17-16.10) after controlling for children, education, and harmful alcohol use. In the prospective analysis, IPV was associated with not achieving the co-primary outcome of retention in care and viral suppression in univariate (OR = 2.32, 95% CI 1.04-5.18), but not in the multivariate model. In the context of rapid treatment scale-up, the high burden of IPV among WLHIV needs to be prioritized, with an emphasis on disclosure support.

    View details for DOI 10.1007/s10461-024-04318-x

    View details for PubMedID 38869756

    View details for PubMedCentralID PMC11199217