Citation

Stephenson R, Freeland R, Finneran C. Sex. Health 2016; 13(4): 366.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, CSIRO Publishing)

DOI

10.1071/SH15212

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The experience of intimate partner violence (IPV) has been shown to decrease condom negotiation efficacy among heterosexual women. Although there is a plethora of data illustrating that gay and bisexual men experience IPV at rates similar to that experienced by heterosexual women, there is a lack of studies examining the association between the experience of IPV and the ability to negotiate condom use among gay and bisexual men (GBM).

METHODS: A venue-recruited sample of 745 GBM was recruited in Atlanta, GA in 2012-13. Participants self-completed a survey including recent (12 month) reporting of experience and perpetration of IPV using the IPV-GBM scale. Multivariate regression analysis examined the association between reporting low condom negotiation efficacy with the respondent’s most recent sex partner (19.2% of respondents) and the recent experience of IPV.

RESULTS: Nearly half the sample (49.1%) reported recent receipt of IPV, although prevalence varied considerably across the forms of IPV. GBM who reported recent IPV experience were significantly less likely to report having felt able to negotiate condom use.

CONCLUSIONS: The findings point to the potential role of IPV in shaping the risk of HIV acquisition and highlight the urgent need to develop interventions to prevent IPV among male-male couples.

Language: en