Intimate partner violence and consistent condom use among drug-using heterosexual women in New York City
Panchanadeswaran, S.; Frye, V.; Nandi, V.; Galea, S.; Vlahov, D.; Ompad, D.
Women and Health 50(2): 107-124
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0363-0242 PMID: 20437300 DOI: 10.1080/03630241003705151Document Number: 212175
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.