Intimate Partner Violence, Depression, and Quality of Life among Women Living with HIV/AIDS in a Coastal City of South India

Achchappa, Basavaprabhu; Bhandary, Mahak; Unnikrishnan, Bhaskaran; Ramapuram, John T.; Kulkarni, Vaman; Rao, Satish; Maadi, Deepak; Bhat, Anish; Priyadarshni, Shivani

doi:10.1177/2325957417691137

Intimate Partner Violence, Depression, and Quality of Life among Women Living with HIV/AIDS in a Coastal City of South India

Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a severe form of abuse prevalent in urban and rural areas of India with its effects on mental and physical health of the person receiving it, leading to a poorer quality of life. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 99 women living with…