Citation

Maman S, Mbwambo JK, Hogan NM, Kilonzo GP, Campbell JC, Weiss E, Sweat MD. Am. J. Public Health 2002; 92(8): 1331-1337.

Affiliation

Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. smaman@jhsph.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, American Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12144993

PMCID

PMC1447239

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Experiences of partner violence were compared between HIV-positive and HIV-negative women. METHODS: Of 340 women enrolled, 245 (72%) were followed and interviewed 3 months after HIV testing to estimate the prevalence and identify the correlates of violence. RESULTS: The odds of reporting at least 1 violent event was significantly higher among HIV-positive women than among HIV-negative women (physical violence odds ratio [OR] = 2.63; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.23, 5.63; sexual violence OR = 2.39; 95% CI = 1.21, 4.73). Odds of reporting partner violence was 10 times higher among younger (< 30 years) HIV-positive women than among younger HIV-negative women (OR = 9.99; 95% CI = 2.67, 37.37). CONCLUSIONS: Violence is a risk factor for HIV infection that must be addressed through multilevel prevention approaches.