Abstract
Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a serious public health and social problem and is associated with a host of adverse health outcomes and behaviors, HIV risk behaviors included, among women who are victimized. Historically, research has focused on correlates of IPV victimization among women; thus, there is less information on the role of men in perpetrating IPV, particularly among men at risk for transmitting HIV to their female partners. We assessed the self-reported prevalence and correlates of perpetration and threat of perpetration of physical and/or sexual IPV against a main female partner among 317 HIV-positive men who were current injection drug users (IDUs). More than 40% of men reported perpetrating physical (39%) and/or sexual (4%) violence against their main female partners in the past year. Multivariate analyses revealed that low education, homelessness, psychologic distress, and unprotected sex with main and nonmain HIV-negative female partners were positively associated with IPV perpetration against main female partners. These findings reveal that IPV perpetration is prevalent among HIV-positive male IDUs and associated with sexual HIV transmission risk behaviors. IPV assessment and treatment among HIV-positive men in HIV care is recommended as a way to prevent IPV perpetration and victimization and to reduce potential HIV transmission.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | S101-S109 |
Journal | Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | SUPPL. 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2007 |
Keywords
- Domestic violence
- HIV/AIDS
- Injection drug use
- Sexual HIV risk behavior
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Infectious Diseases
- Pharmacology (medical)