Alcohol Use, Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Coercion and HIV among Women Aged 15–24 in Rakai, Uganda
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Date
2009
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AIDS and Behavior
Abstract
Disinhibition due to alcohol may induce intimate partner violence and sexual coercion and increased
risk of HIV infection. In a sample of 3,422 women aged 15–24 from the Rakai cohort, Uganda, we examined the
association between self-reported alcohol use before sex, physical violence/sexual coercion in the past and prevalent
HIV, using adjusted odds ratios (Adj OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). During the previous year,
physical violence (26.9%) and sexual coercion (13.4%) were common, and alcohol use before sex was associated
with a higher risk of physical violence/sexual coercion. HIV prevalence was significantly higher with alcohol
consumption before sex (Adj OR = 1.45, 95% CI: 1.06– 1.98) and especially when women reported both prior sexual coercion and alcohol use before sex (Adj OR = 1.79, 95% CI: 1.25–2.56). Alcohol use before sex was associated with physical violence and sexual coercion, and both are jointly associated with HIV infection risk in
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Intimate partner, Physical violence, Sexual coercion, Alcohol use before sex, HIV
Citation
Zablotska, I. B., Gray, R. H., Koenig, M. A., Serwadda, D., Nalugoda, F., Kigozi, G., ... & Wawer, M. (2009). Alcohol use, intimate partner violence, sexual coercion and HIV among women aged 15–24 in Rakai, Uganda. AIDS and Behavior, 13(2), 225-233.10.1007/s10461-007-9333-5