TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - HIV testing in an ethnically diverse sample of American university students: associations with violence/abuse and covariates
JO  - Journal of behavioral medicine
A1  - Distefano, Anthony S.
A1  - Gill, Jasmeet K.
A1  - Hubach, Randolph D.
A1  - Cayetano, Reggie T.
A1  - Hilbert, Cary J.
SP  - 1030
EP  - 1046
VL  - 37
IS  - 5
N2  - Associations linking HIV infection to violence and abuse are well documented; however, little is known about how violence/abuse is related to HIV testing behavior, particularly among undergraduate university students, who test at lower rates compared to non-student peers in the United States. We assessed history of HIV testing in an ethnically diverse sample of undergraduates in California (n = 1,210); and examined potential associations between testing and various forms of violence/abuse, while controlling for covariates. Whereas 73.4 % of students were sexually active in the past year, only 26.3 % had ever tested for HIV. At the bivariate level, testing was associated with experiencing verbal abuse and sexual violence/coercion, and perpetrating verbal abuse. Experiencing verbal abuse remained significant in multivariate analysis. We discuss findings in a syndemics framework, considered in combination with social psychology-based health behavior theories. Enhanced HIV testing scale-up initiatives for undergraduates are needed and should consider integration with violence prevention programs.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0160-7715
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10865-013-9540-7
ID  - ref1
ER  -