This cross-sectional survey
measured adult experience and perpetration of negative and potentially abusive
behaviours with partners and its associations with mental and sexual health
problems, drug and alcohol abuse in gay and
bisexual men attending a UK sexual health service.
Of 532 men, 33.9% (95% CI:
29.4-37.9) experienced and 16.3% (95% CI: 13.0-19.8) reported carrying out
negative behaviour. Ever being frightened of a partner (aOR 2.5; 95% CI:
2.0-3.1) and having to ask a partner's permission (aOR 2.7; 95% CI: 1.6-4.7)
were associated with increased odds of being anxious. There were increased odds
of cannabis use in the last 12 months amongst men who reported ever being
physically hurt (aOR 2.4; 95% CI: 1.7-3.6). Being frightened (aOR 2.2; 95% CI:
1.5-3.2), being physically hurt (aOR 2.3; 95% CI: 1.4-3.8), being forced to
have sex (aOR 2.5; 95% CI: 1.3-4.9) and experiencing negative behaviour in the
last 12 months (aOR 1.7; 95% CI: 1.2-2.5) were associated with increased
odds of using a Class A drugs in the last 12 months.
Sexual health
practitioners should be trained with regards to the risk indicators associated
with domestic violence and abuse, how to ask about domestic violence and abuse
and refer to support.
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By:
- 1Faculty of Public Health and Policy, Gender Violence and Health Centre, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK Loraine.Bacchus@lshtm.ac.uk.
- 2Faculty of Public Health and Policy, Gender Violence and Health Centre, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.
- 3Centre for Academic Primary Care, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, UK.
- 4School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, UK.
- 5Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
- 6Centre for Gender Violence Research, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, UK.
- Int J STD AIDS. 2016 Jan 6. pii: 0956462415622886.
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