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Partner violence perpetration and victimization and HIV risk behaviors in St. Petersburg, Russia.

TitlePartner violence perpetration and victimization and HIV risk behaviors in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsZhan, Weihai, Nathan B. Hansen, Alla V. Shaboltas, Roman V. Skochilov, Andrei P. Kozlov, Tatiana V. Krasnoselskikh, and Nadia Abdala
JournalJournal of traumatic stress
Volume25
Issue1
Pagination86-93
Date Published2012 Feb
ISSN1573-6598
KeywordsCrime Victims, Female, HIV Infections, Humans, Male, Questionnaires, Risk-Taking, Russia, Sexual Partners, Unsafe Sex, Violence, Young Adult
AbstractWhether intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration and victimization are associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk behaviors is seldom investigated in Russia. The present study hypothesized that patients from a sexually transmitted infection center in Russia who perpetrated IPV or were victims of IPV would be more likely to have HIV risk behaviors including injection drug use, multiple partners, and inconsistent condom use than those who were not involved with IPV. We used a self-administered questionnaire to collect information from 381 patients on demographics, health status, injection drug use, sexual behaviors, and violence involving sexual partners between 2008 and 2009. After including sociodemographics, lifetime IPV perpetration was significantly associated with having had multiple sexual partners among male patients (odds ratio [OR] = 2.61, p < .05). IPV victimization was significantly associated with injection drug use among male and female patients (OR = 5.22, p < .05) and with inconsistent condom use among female patients (OR = 8.93, p < .05). IPV perpetration and victimization were common among male and female study participants and were associated with greater HIV risk behaviors. HIV prevention programs in Russia should address the risks associated with IPV among people at risk for HIV.
DOI10.1002/jts.21658
Alternate JournalJ Trauma Stress

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