Partner Violence And Condom Use In HIV-Discordant Heterosexual Partnerships
Journal: Journal of Clinical Research in HIV AIDS and Prevention (Vol.2, No. 2)Publication Date: 2015-06-07
Authors : Abigail Eaton; Ariane van Der Straten; Janet Saul; Stephen Shiboski; Nancy Padian;
Page : 39-46
Keywords : intimate partner violence; HIV discordant couples; condom use;
Abstract
This paper examines the association between intimate partner violence and the consistency of condom use in a US urban cohort of HIV-serodiscordant couples. It uses both male and female data from the California Partners Study II of a lower-income ethnically mixed cohort of 145 such couples in the San Francisco Bay Area. We observed a significant association between inconsistent condom use and physical abuse: the risk of inconsistent condom use was double for those experiencing physical abuse (OR, 2.2; 95% CI, 1.1, 4.1). Injection drug use and a history of bisexual behavior were also associated with inconsistent condom use. Physical abuse tended to be reciprocal between partners (OR, 3.2; 95% CI, 1.9, 5.6). Our findings suggest that interventions effective in reducing intimate partner violence, and/or reducing the use of injection drugs in HIV-serodiscordant couples could lead to less transmission of HIV.
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