Citation

Vinh DT, Hien HT, Tri NM, Huynh DK. Health Care Women Int. 2018; 39(4): 404-414.

Affiliation

Hanoi of Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital , Viet Nam.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07399332.2017.1423315

PMID

29313763

Abstract

We conducted a cross-sectional study among 148 women who were regular sexual partners of male injecting drug users in Tien Du, Bac Ninh province, Vietnam to identify the rate of HIV infection and factors associated with HIV transmission among them. HIV infection rate among sexual partners was high, 11.5%. Sexual violence was prevalent, 63.5% among sexual partners; 94.1% (16/17) among those with HIV. We discovered an association between sexual violence and HIV infection. Sexual partners suffering from sexual violence caused by their regular sexual partners faced 9.24 times higher HIV risk than those who did not have sexual violence.

Language: en

Keywords

HIV risk; Sexual violence; Vietnam; domestic violence; injecting drug users; sexual partners