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. 2013 Nov 25;8(11):e81044. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081044

Table 3. Prevalence of having experienced intimate partner violence by HIV status.

Region Article Populationa N Ageb IPV prevalence (95% CI)
HIV+c HIV-c p valued
Asia Ghosh et al., 2011 WSM & MSW 37781 15-54 S: 9% - -
Gupta et al., 2008 WSM 459 31.6 (7.3) P: 0.20%e P: 0.11%e <0.01
V: 43.5%f V: 40.7%f NS
V: 39.3%g V: 30.2%g <0.05
North America Greenwood et al., 2002 MSM 2881 ≥18 P/S/V: 43% (38-49) P/S/V: 40% (38-43) -
P: 29% (24 - 34) P: 21% (19 - 24) -
S: 6.4% (3.6 - 11.1) S: 4.9% (3.7-6.4) -
V: 39% (33-44) V: 35% (32-37) -
Hamburger et al., 2004 WSM 403 34h P: 28% P: 14% -
V: 67% V: 65% -
Koenig et al., 2002 Pregnant WSM 634 27.8h P: 5.1% P: 5.8% 0.72
V: 14.5% V: 17.4% 0.36
Laughon et al., 2007 African American & WSM 445 ≥18 P/S: 38% P/S: 33% NS
McDonnell et al., 2003 African American & WSM 611 ≥18 P/S: 41% P/S: 47% -
P+S: 18% P+S: 19% -
P: 56% P: 64% -
S: 20% S: 22% -
V: 55% V: 53% -
South America Barros et al., 2011 Non-Black/Brown Brazilian & WSM 3193 15-49 P/S/V: 72.1% P/S/V: 43.5% -
V: 11.2% V: 15.7% -
Sub-Saharan Africa Kiarie et al., 2006 Pregnant WSM & MSW 2836 - P/V: 37% P/V: 26% <0.001
Ntanganira et al., 2008 Pregnant WSM 600 18-47 P: 44.3% P: 20.3% -
Pettifor et al., 2004 WSM 4066 15-24 S: 3.6% S: 3.9% 0.82
Sa et al., 2008 WSM 1418 20-44 P/S: 25.2% - -
Were et al., 2011 WSM 3408i ≥18 P/S/V: 2.8% P/S/V: 3.1% -
MSW 3408i ≥18 P/S/V: 2.0% P/S/V: 1.0% -

aPopulations to which the estimates apply: WSM = women who have sex with men, MSW = men who have sex with women. bAge range or mean age (standard deviation). cP = physical IPV, S = sexual IPV, V = verbal, psychological or emotional IPV or control. dNS = not significant. eThis estimate defines physical IPV as answering yes to “ever hit, kicked or punched by husband”. fThis estimate defines verbal, psychological or emotional IPV or control as answering yes to “relationship quality coercive”. gThis estimate defines verbal, psychological or emotional IPV or control as answering yes to “ever forced/coerced in marriage”. hMean age only, standard deviation not reported. iThis N refers to 3408 serodiscordant couples, in 2299 of which the HIV-infected partner was female.