TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychosocial correlates of gender-based violence among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women in three US cities
AU - Schwartz, Rebecca M.
AU - Weber, Kathleen M.
AU - Schechter, Gabrielle E.
AU - Connors, Nina C.
AU - Gousse, Yolene
AU - Young, Mary A.
AU - Cohen, Mardge H.
PY - 2014/5/1
Y1 - 2014/5/1
N2 - Gender-based violence (GBV) is common among women with and at risk for HIV, yet little is known about the GBV associated psychological factors that could be modifiable through behavioral interventions. The current study examined the associations between some of these psychological factors (i.e., hopelessness, consideration of future consequences, self esteem), mental health symptoms, substance abuse, and GBV among a sample of 736 HIV-infected and sociodemographically similar uninfected participants in the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS). Results indicated high rates of lifetime GBV among the sample (58%), as well as high rates of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) (22.2%). HIV-infected women were more likely to be hopeless and to experience lower consideration of future consequences as compared to uninfected women. Multivariable analysis indicated that current non-injection drug use and a history of injection drug use were the main correlates of GBV and CSA, even when other psychosocial variables were included in analytic models. Being born outside of the US reduced the likelihood of GBV and CSA. Future research directions and intervention implications are discussed.
AB - Gender-based violence (GBV) is common among women with and at risk for HIV, yet little is known about the GBV associated psychological factors that could be modifiable through behavioral interventions. The current study examined the associations between some of these psychological factors (i.e., hopelessness, consideration of future consequences, self esteem), mental health symptoms, substance abuse, and GBV among a sample of 736 HIV-infected and sociodemographically similar uninfected participants in the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS). Results indicated high rates of lifetime GBV among the sample (58%), as well as high rates of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) (22.2%). HIV-infected women were more likely to be hopeless and to experience lower consideration of future consequences as compared to uninfected women. Multivariable analysis indicated that current non-injection drug use and a history of injection drug use were the main correlates of GBV and CSA, even when other psychosocial variables were included in analytic models. Being born outside of the US reduced the likelihood of GBV and CSA. Future research directions and intervention implications are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1089/apc.2013.0342
DO - 10.1089/apc.2013.0342
M3 - Article
C2 - 24724987
AN - SCOPUS:84899796468
SN - 1087-2914
VL - 28
SP - 260
EP - 267
JO - AIDS Patient Care and STDs
JF - AIDS Patient Care and STDs
IS - 5
ER -