Intimate partner violence and consistent condom use among drug-using heterosexual women in New York City

Women Health. 2010 Mar;50(2):107-24. doi: 10.1080/03630241003705151.

Abstract

The present study examined the associations of relationship factors, partner violence, relationship power, and condom-use related factors with condom use with a main male partner among drug-using women. Over two visits, 244 heterosexual drug-using women completed a cross-sectional survey. Multivariate logistic regression models indicated that women who expected positive outcomes and perceived lower condom-use barriers were more likely to report condom use with their intimate partners. The findings suggest that future interventions aiming at reducing HIV risk among drug-using women should focus on women's subjective appraisals of risks based on key relationship factors in addition to the occurrence of partner violence.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Condoms / statistics & numerical data*
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology
  • HIV Infections / prevention & control*
  • Heterosexuality / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Logistic Models
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • New York City / epidemiology
  • Sexual Partners / psychology*
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Spouse Abuse* / psychology
  • Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology
  • Substance-Related Disorders / psychology