Alcohol use, intimate partner violence, and HIV sexual risk behavior among young people in fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda
Loading...
Date
2021
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
BMC public health
Abstract
Few studies have investigated the association between alcohol use, intimate partner violence, and
HIV sexual risk behavior among young people in fishing communities from eastern and central Uganda. Therefore,
we aimed to determine the association between alcohol use, intimate partner violence, and HIV sexual risk behavior
among young people in the fishing communities on the shores of Lake Victoria, in Uganda.
Methods: We conducted multivariable logistic regression analyses of HIV risk behavior using cross-sectional data
from 501 young people from Mukono (Katosi landing site) and Namayingo districts (Lugala landing site).
Results: Almost all (97%) respondents reported at least one HIV risk behavior; more than half (54%) reported
engagement in three or more HIV risk behaviors. Results from the adjusted model indicate that alcohol use,
working for cash or kind, being married, and having multiple sexual partners increased the odds of HIV risk
behavior. IPV was not associated with HIV risk behavior.
Conclusion: Interventions to promote consistent condom use and fewer sexual partnerships are critical for young
people in the fishing communities in Uganda.
Description
Keywords
Alcohol abuse, AUDIT, Intimate partner violence, Physical violence, Emotional violence, Sexual violence, Human Immuno-deficiency virus
Citation
Wandera, S. O., Tumwesigye, N. M., Walakira, E. J., Kisaakye, P., & Wagman, J. (2021). Alcohol use, intimate partner violence, and HIV sexual risk behavior among young people in fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda. BMC public health, 21(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10595-1