Table 4.
Comparison of intimate partner violence (IPV) rates (%) identified using the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) definition of IPV and the novel, short-form IPV screening tool, including results of significance testing.
| Responses to MSM IPV Screening Tool | Responses to CDC IPV questions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N= 822 | Physical | Sexual | HIV | Emotional | Monitoring & Control | Threat | Answered yes to at least one screening question (Q1–6) | Physical | Sexual | Answered yes to at least one CDC question (Q1–2) |
| Total (%) | 12.4 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 18.4 | 9.37 | 14.3 | 30.7 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 7.5 |
| Age (%) | ||||||||||
| 18–24 | 11.6 | 9.5* | 4.2 | 18.1 | 12.8* | 15.0 | 35.6 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 7.9 |
| 25–34 | 15.3 | 4.8* | 2.1 | 21.4 | 7.89* | 15.3 | 31.1 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 6.5 |
| 35+ | 10.8 | 3.7* | 2.9 | 16.4 | 6.34* | 12.6 | 25.7 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 7.8 |
| Ethnicity (%) | ||||||||||
| Hispanic/Latino | 22.5* | 7.5 | 8.7* | 23.7 | 12.5 | 21.2 | 38.7 | 13.5* | 6.2 | 16.2* |
| Non-Hispanic/Latino | 11.2* | 6.2 | 2.7* | 17.9 | 9.04 | 13.6 | 29.8 | 5.8* | 1.8 | 6.6* |
| Race (%) | ||||||||||
| White/Caucasian | 11.4* | 6.2 | 2.9 | 17.8 | 9.6 | 13.9 | 29.9 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 7.3 |
| Black | 18.4* | 7.0 | 5.2 | 22.8 | 7.89 | 16.6 | 35.9 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 8.7 |
| Education (%) | ||||||||||
| Less than 12 years | 15.6 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 19.6 | 15.3* | 14.3 | 35.9 | 11.1* | 1.3 | 11.7* |
| More than 12 years | 11.6 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 18.2 | 8.07* | 14.3 | 29.6 | 5.5* | 2.5 | 6.5* |
| Relationship Status (%) | ||||||||||
| Partnered | 13.9 | 6.1 | 2.0* | 18.3 | 10.7 | 14.0 | 31.6 | 7 | 2.0 | 7.6 |
| Single | 10.1 | 6.5 | 5.0* | 18.8 | 7.46 | 14.6 | 29.5 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 7.4 |
MSM, men who have sex with men; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus
Figures are significant at the 5% level.
Q1: Have arguments in your relationship escalated into any of the following: destruction of property, grabbing, restraining, pushing, kicking, slapping, punching, threats of violence or other acts of physical intimidation?
Q2: Has your partner pressured or forced you to do something sexual that you didn’t want to do? Examples may include any of the following: oral or anal sex, having sex with others, having sexual partners outside the relationship, or any other sexual activity that made you feel uncomfortable
Q3: Has your partner pressured you to have sex without a condom after you asked to use a condom? Or do you suspect that your partner has lied to you about their HIV status, or intentionally tried to transmit HIV to you?
Q4: Has your partner insulted, criticized, threatened or yelled at you in any way? Examples may include the following: using slurs, calling you names, calling you fat, criticizing your sexual performance, criticizing your clothing, asking you to act more masculine or threatening to out you
Q5: Has your partner prevented you from communicating with or seeing your friends/family/coworkers? Or monitored or demanded access to your cell phone, email, social networking sites, finances or spending?
Q6: Have you ever felt afraid, threatened, isolated, trapped or like you were walking on eggshells within your relationship? Or have your friends or family raised concerns about your safety within your relationship?
Q7:In the last 12 months, have any of your partners ever tried to hurt you? This includes pushing, holding you down, hitting you with his fist, kicking, attempting to strangle, attacking with a knife, gun or other weapon.
Q8: Have any of your partners ever used physical force or verbal threats to force you to have sex when you did not want to?