Intimate partner violence among HIV positive women in care - results from a national survey, Uganda 2016
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2019
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BMC women's health
Abstract
Women remain disproportionally affected by the HIV/ AIDS epidemic because of sociocultural factors
including violence perpetrated by intimate partners. Among HIVpositive (HIV+) women, intimate partner violence
(IPV) affects engagement in care and reproductive health outcomes. We analyzed data from a national survey to
estimate the prevalence of IPV among HIV+ women in care and associated factors.
Methods: The study was conducted among 5198 HIV+ women in care. Data were collected on socio-demographic
characteristics, self-reported couple HIV status, mutual HIV status disclosure and IPV. IPV was assessed by asking
participants whether their current husband or partner ever hit, slapped, kicked or did anything to hurt them
physically, and whether their current husband or partner ever physically forced them to have intercourse or
perform any sexual acts against their will. Women who responded “yes” were classified as having ever experienced
IPV. Modified Poisson regression was used to identify factors associated with experiencing IPV.
Results: Of 5198 HIV+ women, 1664 (32.1%) had ever experienced physical violence, 1466 (28.3%) had ever
experienced sexual violence and 2290 (44.2%) had ever experienced any IPV. Compared with women in
relationships where the woman and their male partner were of the same age, women in relationships where the
partner was ≥1 year younger were more likely to ever experience IPV (Prevalence risk ratio [PRR] = 1.43, 95%
Confidence Interval [95%CI]: 1.10–1.71), as were women in relationships where the partner was < 10 years older
(PRR = 1.20, 95%CI: 1.00–1.43) or ≥ 10 years older (PRR = 1.31, 95%CI: 1.05–1.64). Compared with women who did
not have biological children, women with 3–4 biological children were more likely to have ever experienced IPV
(PRR = 1.27 95%CI: 1.00–1.59) as were those with ≥5 biological children (PRR = 1.34, 95%CI: 1.06–1.71). Compared
with women in sero-concordant relationships, women in sero-discordant relationships were less likely to ever
experience IPV (PRR = 0.87 95%CI: 0.78–0.98).
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Intimate partner violence, HIV positive women, Uganda
Citation
Kabwama, S. N., Bukenya, J., Matovu, J. K., Gwokyalya, V., Makumbi, F., Beyeza-Kashesya, J., ... & Wanyenze, R. K. (2019). Intimate partner violence among HIV positive women in care-results from a national survey, Uganda 2016. BMC women's health, 19(1), 1-10.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-019-0831-1