HIV testing among women of reproductive age exposed to intimate partner violence in Uganda
2018 (English)In: Open Public Health Journal, ISSN 1874-9445, Vol. 11, no 1, p. 275-287Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Background: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) occur as dual epidemics with gender dimensions. IPV sometimes result in lack of decision making autonomy over one’s own health and this may negatively affect uptake HIV testing services. Objective: The study aimed to examine the association between exposure to IPV and HIV testing among women of reproductive age in Uganda. Method: The study is based on cross-sectional data from 2011 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS). A sub-sample of 1705 ever-partnered women aged 15-49 who responded to the domestic violence module was examined in the study. Bivariate and multivariable (logistic regression) analyses were used to determine the association between exposure to IPV and HIV testing. Results: Up to 82.3% and 61.5% of the respondents were tested for HIV ever and in the past year, respectively. The prevalence of physical IPV and IPV of any form in the past year was 25.6% and 44% respectively. Exposure to physical IPV and emotional IPV in the past year was associated with HIV testing within the past year. In the multivariate analysis, exposure to physical IPV remained significantly associated with HIV testing within the past year (OR: 1.34; 95% CI: 1.03-1.73). Frequent access to newspapers remained a significant predictor of HIV testing uptake. Conclusion: HIV testing in the past year is associated with exposure to IPV among women of reproductive age in Uganda. There is a need to include IPV as a part of global strategy to address HIV/AIDS. © 2018 Salima et al.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Bentham Science Publishers B.V. , 2018. Vol. 11, no 1, p. 275-287
Keywords [en]
Emotional IPV, HIV testing, HIV/AIDS, Intimate partner violence, Physical IPV, Uganda, Women, adolescent, adult, Article, female, gender, human, Human immunodeficiency virus, Human immunodeficiency virus infection, lifespan, major clinical study, partner violence, physical abuse, prevalence, priority journal, sexual behavior, social behavior
National Category
Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-27653DOI: 10.2174/1874944501811010275Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85049328667OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-27653DiVA, id: diva2:1238990
2018-08-152018-08-152022-09-19Bibliographically approved