Citation

Zhang C, Li X, Su S, Hong Y, Zhou Y, Tang Z, Shen Z. Health Care Women Int. 2014; 36(7): 797-815.

Affiliation

Institute of Global Health; and Department of Epidemiology , Vanderbilt University , Nashville , Tennessee , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07399332.2014.909432

PMID

24730642

Abstract

Limited data are available regarding risk factors that are related to intimate partner violence (IPV) against female sex workers (FSW) in the context of stable partnership. Among 743 out of recruited 1022 FSW who reported a stable partnership, more than half reported ever experiencing IPV from stable partners. Hierarchical multivariate regression revealed that some characteristics of stable partners (e.g., low education, alcohol use) and relationship stressors (e.g., frequent frictions, concurrent partnerships) were independently predictive of IPV against FSW. Public health professionals who design future violence prevention interventions targeting FSW need to consider the influence of their stable partners.

Language: en