HIV-Positive Women Report More Lifetime Partner Violence: Findings From a Voluntary Counseling and Testing Clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Maman, Suzanne; Mbwambo, Jessie K.; Hogan, Nora M.; Kilonzo, Gad P.; Campbell, Jacquelyn C.; Weiss, Ellen; Sweat, Michael D.

doi:10.2105/ajph.92.8.1331

HIV-Positive Women Report More Lifetime Partner Violence: Findings From a Voluntary Counseling and Testing Clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Objectives. Experiences of partner violence were compared between HIV-positive and HIV-negative women. Methods. Of 340 women enrolled, 245 (72%) were followed and interviewed 3 months after HIV testing to estimate the prevalence and identify the correlates of violence. Results. The odds of report…