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Intimate Partner Violence Experiences Among Men Living with HIV in Rural Appalachia

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 11/2019

Abstract

There has been limited study of the syndemic link between HIV and intimate partner violence (IPV) among rural populations in the United States. We utilized the Revised Conflict Tactics Scale-2 to examine the past year prevalence, type (psychological aggression, physical assault, and sexual assault), and the impact of IPV on HIV clinical outcomes among men living with HIV in rural Appalachia. Approximately 39% of participants experienced some type of IPV in the preceding year, with 67% of those individuals experiencing more than 1 type of IPV. Approximately 77% of participants endorsing IPV exposure experienced psychological aggression. Most participants exposed to psychological aggression (70%) and/or physical assault (57%) were both victims and perpetrators, and those experiencing sexual assault reported being exclusively victims (65%). There were no significant differences in clinical outcomes including viral load and CD4 count, which may be secondary to small sample size derived from a clinic population with a high rate of virologic suppression (94%). This study demonstrates the need to assess IPV exposure in men living with HIV and further highlights the intricacies of relationship violence in these individuals.

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Title: Intimate Partner Violence Experiences Among Men Living with HIV in Rural Appalachia
Publication date: 01-11-2019
Keyword: Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Published in: AIDS and Behavior / Issue 11/2019
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-019-02438-3

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