Determinants of Intimate Partner Violence among HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Women in India

To reduce the many adverse health outcomes associated with intimate partner violence (IPV), high-risk groups need to be specifically targeted in the fight against domestic violence in India. This study aims to examine the prevalence and correlates of IPV in HIV-positive and HIV-negative women from India. 

A convenience sample of HIV-positive and HIV-negative women responded to questionnaires to assess their experience and perception of violence. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to model the association between IPV and age, education, employment status, contraception use, age at first marriage, and HIV status. 

Although adjusting for age, education, employment status, contraception use, age at first marriage, and HIV status, 

• women who are employed were 3.5 times more likely to suffer IPV, 
• women aged 18 or above at first marriage are 0.3 times less likely to face IPV, and 
• women who use contraception are 7 times more likely to suffer IPV. 
• Also, HIV-positive women are 3 times more likely to face sexual violence compared with HIV-negative women.

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By:   Chakraborty H1, Patted S2, Gan A2, Islam F3, Revankar A2.

• 1University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA rishic@mailbox.sc.edu.
• 2KLE University, Belgaum, Karnataka, India.
• 3University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
• J Interpers Violence. 2016 Feb;31(3):515-30. doi: 10.1177/0886260514555867. Epub 2014 Nov 6. 

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