Physical and Sexual Violence Predictors: 20 Years of the Women's Interagency HIV Study Cohort.
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Decker, Michele RBenning, Lorie
Weber, Kathleen M
Sherman, Susan G
Adedimeji, Adebola
Wilson, Tracey E
Cohen, Jennifer
Plankey, Michael W
Cohen, Mardge H
Golub, Elizabeth T
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American journal of preventive medicineDate Published
2016-08-29Publication Volume
51Publication Issue
5Publication Begin page
731Publication End page
742
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Introduction: Gender-based violence (GBV) threatens women's health and safety. Few prospective studies examine physical and sexual violence predictors. Baseline/index GBV history and polyvictimization (intimate partner violence, non-partner sexual assault, and childhood sexual abuse) were characterized. Predictors of physical and sexual violence were evaluated over follow-up.Methods: HIV-infected and uninfected participants (n=2,838) in the Women's Interagency HIV Study provided GBV history; 2,669 participants contributed 26,363 person years of follow-up from 1994 to 2014. In 2015-2016, multivariate log-binomial/Poisson regression models examined violence predictors, including GBV history, substance use, HIV status, and transactional sex.
Results: Overall, 61% reported index GBV history; over follow-up, 10% reported sexual and 21% reported physical violence. Having experienced all three forms of past GBV posed the greatest risk (adjusted incidence rate ratio [AIRR]=2.23, 95% CI=1.57, 3.19; AIRR=3.17, 95% CI=1.89, 5.31). Time-varying risk factors included recent transactional sex (AIRR=1.29, 95% CI=1.03, 1.61; AIRR=2.98, 95% CI=2.12, 4.19), low income (AIRR=1.22, 95% CI=1.01, 1.45; AIRR=1.38, 95% CI=1.03, 1.85), and marijuana use (AIRR=1.43, 95% CI=1.22, 1.68; AIRR=1.57, 95% CI=1.19, 2.08). For physical violence, time-varying risk factors additionally included housing instability (AIRR=1.37, 95% CI=1.15, 1.62); unemployment (AIRR=1.38, 95% CI=1.14, 1.67); exceeding seven drinks/week (AIRR=1.44, 95% CI=1.21, 1.71); and use of crack, cocaine, or heroin (AIRR=1.76, 95% CI=1.46, 2.11).
Conclusions: Urban women living with HIV and their uninfected counterparts face sustained GBV risk. Past experiences of violence create sustained risk. Trauma-informed care, and addressing polyvictimization, structural inequality, transactional sex, and substance use treatment, can improve women's safety.
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Decker MR, Benning L, Weber KM, Sherman SG, Adedimeji A, Wilson TE, Cohen J, Plankey MW, Cohen MH, Golub ET. Physical and Sexual Violence Predictors: 20 Years of the Women's Interagency HIV Study Cohort. Am J Prev Med. 2016 Nov;51(5):731-742. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.07.005. Epub 2016 Aug 29. PMID: 27595175; PMCID: PMC5360180.DOI
10.1016/j.amepre.2016.07.005ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.amepre.2016.07.005
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