Citation

Achchappa B, Bhandary M, Unnikrishnan B, Ramapuram JT, Kulkarni V, Rao S, Maadi D, Bhat A, Priyadarshni S. J. Int. Assoc. Provid. AIDS Care 2017; 16(5): 455-459.

Affiliation

2 Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/2325957417691137

PMID

28176538

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a severe form of abuse prevalent in urban and rural areas of India with its effects on mental and physical health of the person receiving it, leading to a poorer quality of life.

METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 99 women living with HIV, and information was collected using abuse assessment scale. The data were entered and analyzed using SPSS version 17.0.

RESULTS: The IPV was reported by 19.2% of the respondents, of which psychological (14.1%) was most common followed by physical (4.1%) and sexual abuse (1.0%). The experience of IPV was significantly associated with socioeconomic status, number of children, marital status, and CD4 counts of the participants.

CONCLUSION: The prevalence of IPV in our study was found to be less compared to previous studies, however, there were significant association among factors such as socioeconomic status, CD4 counts, and marital status of the participants.

Language: en

Keywords

HIV infections; India; quality of life; spouse abuse