TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Intimate partner violence and correlates in pregnant HIV positive Nigerians
JO  - Archives of gynecology and obstetrics
A1  - Ezechi, Oliver Chukwujekwu
A1  - Gab-Okafor, Chidinma
A1  - Onwujekwe, Dan I.
A1  - Adu, Rosemary A.
A1  - Amadi, Eva
A1  - Herbertson, Ebiere
SP  - 745
EP  - 752
VL  - 280
IS  - 5
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence, types and correlates of intimate partner violence (IPV) in pregnant Nigerian living with HIV. DESIGN: Cross sectional study. POPULATION: HIV positive pregnant women. SETTING: A large HIV comprehensive treatment centre. METHODS: A cross sectional study of 652 HIV positive pregnant Nigerians seen at Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Lagos, Nigeria over a 24 months period. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Prevalence of intimate partner violence after HIV diagnosis. RESULTS: Among the women interviewed, 423 (65.8%) reported abuse. In 74.0% of abused women, the abuse started after HIV diagnosis. Though having a HIV negative spouse and disclosure of HIV status were associated with abuse, only having a HIV negative partner retained its association with IPV (OR 3.1; CI 2.4-5.3) after controlling for confounding variables. Sixty-two (9.6%) women have not disclosed their HIV status because of fear of rejection. Verbal abuse (51.7%), threat of violence in 97 (22.9%) and sexual deprivation in 91 (21.5%) were the common forms of abuse reported. CONCLUSION: IPV is common among HIV positive pregnant Nigerians; with a threefold increased risk in women in HIV serodiscordant relationship.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0932-0067
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00404-009-0956-9
ID  - ref1
ER  -