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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
A prospective study of frequency and correlates of intimate partner violence among African heterosexual HIV serodiscordant couples
AIDS, Volume 25, No. 16, Year 2011
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Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is common worldwide and is an important consideration in couples HIV voluntary counseling and testing (CVCT), especially for HIV-serodiscordant couples (i.e. in which only one member is HIV-infected). Design: Prospective study of 3408 HIV-serodiscordant couples (2299 in which the HIV-infected partner was female) from seven countries from East and Southern Africa. Methods: At quarterly visits during up to 2 years of follow-up, participants were asked, separately, about IPV perpetrated against them by their partner during the prior 3 months. Correlates of IPV were determined by generalized estimating equations. Results: The majority of couples were married and living together, with an average duration of partnership of approximately 5 years. More than 39000 quarterly visits were recorded. IPV was reported in 2.7% of visits by HIV-infected women, 2.2% by HIV-uninfected women, 0.9% by HIV-infected men, and 0.7% by HIV-uninfected men. The majority of IPV reports were verbal or a combination of verbal and physical violence. Those who were HIV-infected were more likely to report IPV [for women adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 1.33, P=0.043; for men AOR 2.20, P=0.001], but IPV was not significantly associated with risk of HIV seroconversion in HIV-uninfected participants. IPV incidence decreased during follow-up (P<0.001). Conclusion: During up to 2 years of prospective follow-up, most persons in stable HIV-serodiscordant partnerships who had undergone CVCT did not report IPV. A modest increased risk of IPV was seen for HIV-infected partners, both female and male. © 2011 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Authors & Co-Authors
Were, Edwin O.
Kenya, Eldoret
Moi University
Curran, Kathryn G.
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Delany-Moretlwe, Sinead
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences
Nakku-Joloba, Edith
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University
Mugo, Nelly Rwamba
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Kiarie, James Njogu
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Bukusi, Elizabeth Anne
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Kenya, Nairobi
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Celum, Connie L.
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Baeten, Jared M.
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Statistics
Citations: 81
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/QAD.0b013e32834b005d
e-ISSN:
14735571
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Violence And Injury
Study Design
Cohort Study
Case-Control Study
Participants Gender
Male
Female