TY - JOUR T1 - Is intimate partner violence associated with HIV infection among women in the United States? AU - Sareen,Jitender, AU - Pagura,Jina, AU - Grant,Bridget, Y1 - 2009/03/27/ PY - 2008/10/15/received PY - 2009/02/20/revised PY - 2009/02/21/accepted PY - 2009/5/5/entrez PY - 2009/5/5/pubmed PY - 2009/8/29/medline SP - 274 EP - 8 JF - General hospital psychiatry JO - Gen Hosp Psychiatry VL - 31 IS - 3 N2 - OBJECTIVE: This study sought to examine the association between intimate partner violence (IPV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among a large representative sample of US women. METHODS: Data came from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (age, 20 years and older). The present analysis utilized the subsample of women who reported being in a relationship in the last year (n=13,928). Participants were asked whether they had experienced physical or sexual violence from their partner in the last year, as well as whether they had been diagnosed with HIV by a health care professional. RESULTS: Past year IPV and HIV prevalence estimates among women in romantic relationships in the United States were 5.5% and 0.17%, respectively. In models adjusting for sociodemographic factors and risky sexual behaviors (e.g., age of first intercourse), IPV was significantly associated with HIV infection (adjusted odds ratios=3.44, 95% confidence interval=1.28-9.22). We also found that 11.8% of the cases of HIV infection among women were attributable to past year IPV. CONCLUSIONS: The present study demonstrates a strong association between IPV and HIV in a representative sample of US women. Screening and prevention programs need to be aware of this important association. SN - 1873-7714 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/19410107/Is_intimate_partner_violence_associated_with_HIV_infection_among_women_in_the_United_States L2 - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0163-8343(09)00043-7 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -