Kiene, Susan M.Lule, HarunaSileo, Katelyn M.Silmi, Kazi PriyankaWanyenze, Rhoda K.2021-12-112021-12-112017Kiene, S. M., Lule, H., Sileo, K. M., Silmi, K. P., & Wanyenze, R. K. (2017). Depression, alcohol use, and intimate partner violence among outpatients in rural Uganda: vulnerabilities for HIV, STIs and high risk sexual behavior. BMC infectious diseases, 17(1), 1-13. DOI 10.1186/s12879-016-2162-210.1186/s12879-016-2162-2https://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/289Intimate partner violence (IPV), alcohol use, and depression are key vulnerabilities for HIV in Uganda, and taken together may have a synergistic effect on risk. Our objective was to investigate the associations between depression, IPV, and alcohol use and HIV-risk indicators among a sample of outpatients in rural Uganda, and the effect of co-occurrence of these factors on HIV-risk indicators. Methods: In a structured interview we collected data on high-risk sexual behavior, depression symptoms, emotional and physical IPV, and alcohol use, as well as a blood sample for HIV and syphilis tests and a urine sample for chlamydia and gonorrhea tests from 325 male and female outpatients receiving provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling (PITC) at a public hospital outpatient clinic in rural Uganda. We used logistic regression and generalized linear modeling to test independent associations between depression, IPV, and alcohol use and HIV-risk indicators, as well as the effect of co-occurrence on HIV-risk indicators.enDepressionAlcohol useViolenceRural UgandaHIVSTIsSexual behaviorArticle