Table 4.

Relationship Between Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and HIV risk factors, Listed with Odds Ratios (ORs) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs)

HIV Risk Variables	Physical Violence				Sexual Violence
	OR	95% CI	Adjusted OR a	95% CI	OR	95% CI	Adjusted OR a	95% CI
Ever heard of STI	0.44*	0.34-0.57	0.66*	0.50-0.86	1.03	0.75-1.41	1.06	0.76-1.49
History of STI	1.68*	1.33-2.14	1.74*	1.37-2.22	1.51*	1.14-1.99	1.52*	1.15-2.00
Ever heard of AIDS	0.42*	0.34-0.54	0.63*	0.49-0.81	0.91	0.68-1.21	0.92	0.67-1.25
Had multiple sex partnerb,c	2.89*	1.97-4.27	2.31*	1.56-3.43	1.47	0.95-2.28	1.41	0.90-2.19
Used condom during last sex d	0.41*	0.25-0.68	0.53*	0.35-0.97	1.07	0.64-1.79	1.16	0.68-1.99
Husband with known HIV risk	2.49*	1.50-4.11	1.75*	1.04-2.94	0.95	0.57-1.60	0.87	0.51-1.50
Can refuse sex	1.10	0.75-1.64	1.45	0.97-2.15	0.38*	0.25-0.56	0.39*	0.26-0.59
Can ask partner to use condom	0.51*	0.42-0.62	0.69*	0.56-0.85	0.61*	0.48-0.78	0.61*	0.47-0.78

^aAdjusted for age, respondent’s educational status, husband’s educational status, employment status, cohabitation duration, and husband’s drinking behavior.

^bHusband excluded

^cOnly women who reported the number of their partners were included.

^dOnly women who reported having sexual intercourse in the last 12 months were included.

^*Statistically significant (p < 0.05)