TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Sexual risk factors associated with intimate partner violence against women in Rwanda: a couples-based analysis
JO  - Women and health
A1  - Kayibanda, Jeanne Françoise
A1  - Bitera, Raphaël
A1  - Demers, Eric
A1  - Moisan, Jocelyne
A1  - Alary, Michel
SP  - 301
EP  - 316
VL  - 54
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To measure the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) against women and to examine the independent association of sexual risk factors of women and their husbands/partners with IPV. METHODS: We used data from 2169 couples from the 2005 Rwandan Demographic and Health Survey. Face-to-face interviews were conducted, and multiple logistic regression was used to calculate adjusted odds ratios (AOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). RESULTS: A total of 560 (29.2%), 415 (22.2%) and 233 (12.4%) women reported any physical, psychological or sexual IPV, respectively. History of genital ulcer in women was significantly associated with psychological IPV (AOR: 2.77; 95% CI: 1.67-4.59), whereas history of genital ulcer reported by husbands/partners was significantly associated with sexual IPV (AOR 2.80, 95% CI: 1.08-7.29). The number of lifetime sexual partners of husbands was positively associated with increasing odds of their wives being exposed to psychological IPV (p=0.025) and physical IPV (p=0.017). CONCLUSIONS: In a representative sample of couples, husbands/partners' sexual risk factors were associated with IPV reported by their wives. Genital ulcer appeared to be a risk marker for the presence of IPV victimization/perpetration.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0242
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2014.896444
ID  - ref1
ER  -