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Intimate Partner Violence and Consistent Condom Use Among Drug-Using Heterosexual Women in New York City

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: The present study examined the associations of relationship factors, partner violence, relationship power, and condom-use related factors with condom use with a main male partner among drug-using women. Over two visits, 244 heterosexual drug-using women completed a cross-sectional survey. Multivariate logistic regression models indicated that women who expected positive outcomes and perceived lower condom-use barriers were more likely to report condom use with their intimate partners. The findings suggest that future interventions aiming at reducing HIV risk among drug-using women should focus on women's subjective appraisals of risks based on key relationship factors in addition to the occurrence of partner violence.

Source: Women & Health

DOI: 10.1080/03630241003705151

Authors: Subadra Panchanadeswaran, Victoria Frye, Vijay Nandi, Sandro Galea, David Vlahov, Danielle Ompad

Institutions: Adelphi University, New York Academy of Medicine, University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research

Language: English

Topic: HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Gender equality, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse