Intimate partner violence and human immunodeficiency virus risk among black and Hispanic women

Results: Of 1,011 female respondents, 985 (97.4%) provided risk factor and demographic data. Most were non-Hispanic black/African American (82.7%); living at or below poverty (86.7%); and tested HIV-negative (96.8%). IPV–physical violence was reported by 29.1%, and IPV–forced sex by 13.7%. Being married/living with a partner (AOR¼1.60, 95% CI¼1.06, 2.40); non-injection drug use (AOR¼1.74, 95% CI¼1.22, 2.48); and ever discussing male partners’ number of current sex partners (AOR¼1.60, 95% CI¼1.15, 2.24) were associated with IPV–physical violence. Women reporting concurrent sex partners (AOR¼1.80, 95% CI¼1.04, 3.13) and ever discussing number of male partners’ past sex partners (AOR¼1.85, 95% CI¼1.13, 3.05) were associated with IPV–forced sex. Feeling comfortable asking a male partner to use condoms was associated with decreased IPV– physical violence (AOR¼0.32, 95% CI¼0.16,0.64) and –forced sex (AOR¼0.37, 95% CI¼0.16, 0.85). Conclusions: Prevention interventions that enhance women’s skills to decrease HIV and IPV risk are important strategies for decreasing racial/ethnic disparities among women.