TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Association between intimate partner violence and HIV status among Haitian Women
JO  - Global public health
A1  - Saxena, Anshul
A1  - Deschamps, Marie-Marcelle
A1  - Dorvil, Nancy
A1  - Christophe, Irdnie
A1  - Rosenberg, Rhonda
A1  - Jean-Gilles, Michele
A1  - Koenig, Serena
A1  - Pape, Jean W.
A1  - Dévieux, Jessy G.
SP  - 1
EP  - 12
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) among women living in Haiti increased from 25% in 2006-29% in 2012, with escalating reports of crisis in the last several years. We examined the association between IPV and HIV status among these women in Haiti. Participants were drawn from a larger sample of women (n = 513) with a history of IPV. Women living with HIV (n = 55) were matched to uninfected women (n = 110) to form a control group. Attitudes towards gender roles, mental and physical well-being, and partner violence were assessed and compared. Logistic regressions were utilised to calculate multivariable-adjusted odds ratios. Women living with HIV were more likely to report more severe forms of psychological violence (p < 0.01), and severe physical violence (p < 0.0001). Women who experienced severe forms of IPV were 3.5 times more likely to have an HIV positive status compared to those who did not experience severe IPV (p < 0.0001). There were significant associations between severe forms of IPV, and HIV status among Haitian women. IPV severity should be integrated into eligibility screening for biomedical strategies of prevention such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among Haitian women.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1744-1692
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2019.1602156
ID  - ref1
ER  -