Intimate Partner Violence

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Intimate Partner Violence HIV Related Sexual
Behaviors

• Nikki Bellamy, Ph.D.
• Substance Abuse Mental Health Services
  Administration, Center for Substance Abuse
  Prevention

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Study Description

• National Minority Substance Abuse HIV
  Prevention Initiative
• Monies for HIV Prevention provided by the
  Congressional Black Hispanic Caucuses to the
  Substance Abuse Mental Health Services
  Administration
• Study involving grantees funded in 2002
• Common instruments to measure individual/group
  dosage, substance use sexual risk behaviors

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Sample Description

• N460
• Data provided by 11 project sites funded as
  cooperative agreements
• Gender
• Male 22.6 (N104)
• Female 72.6 (N334)
• Transgender 4.3 (N20)
• Male to Female (N12 remainder missing)
• Other 0.4 (N2)

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Sample Description

• Age
• Range from 18.02 70.25 years
• Mean 35.62 years (sd10.96)
• Ethnic Background
• Hispanic or Latino 29.3 (N135)
• Black or African American 53.7 (N247)
• Asian 1.3 (N6)
• Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian 6.3 (N29)
• Native American 4.8 (N22)
• White or Caucasian 14.8 (N68)
• Other 10.7 (N49)

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Sample Description

• Primary Language
• English 81.7 (N376)
• Spanish 11.3 (N52)
• Other 0.4 (N2)
• Missing 6.5 (N30)

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Sample Description

• Country you feel closest to.
• United States 66.5 (N306)
• Remainder reported a variety of countries, with
  the next highest percentage being Mexico (10.7,
  N49)
• Length of time in the US
• Entire Life 84.8
• One year or more 13.7 (N63)
• Less than one year 0.2 (N1)
• Missing 1.3 (N6)

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Sexual Orientation

• Straight/Heterosexual 77.2 (N355)
• Bisexual 8.5 (N39)
• Gay/Lesbian 7.8 (N36)
• Unsure 1.3 (N6)
• Other 1.3 (N6)
• Missing 3.9 (N18)

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Living Arrangement

• Live alone 13.5 (N62)
• Live with spouse or significant other 31.1
  (N143)
• Live with your child or children 31.1 (N143)

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Living Arrangement

• During the past six months..
• Own home 25.7 (N118)
• Rented apartment 41.1 (N189)
• Rented room 4.1 (N19)
• Someone elses house/apartment 16.2 (N75)
• Shelter 2.6 (N12)
• On streets or in public place 1.5 (N7)
• Jail or prison 6.5 (N30)
• Substance abuse treatment facility 6.1 (N28)
• Halfway house 0.2 (N1)
• Supportive housing 2.0 (N9)
• Supervised independent living 0.4 (N2)
• Other 3.3 (N15)

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Living Arrangement

• Stable 78.5 (N361)
• Unstable 15.7 (N72)
• Missing 5.9 (N27)

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Relationship Status

• Single 45.4 (N209)
• Living with a permanent partner 14.1 (N65)
• Legally married 15.0 (N69)
• Separated 8.0 (N37)
• Divorced or no longer living with permanent
  partner 8.3 (N38)
• Widowed 2.6 (N12)
• Refused to answer 3.3 (N15)
• Missing 3.3 (N15)

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Children

• Children under 18 60.0 (N276)
• If yes, do your children live with you?
• Yes, all of them 55.8 (N154)
• Yes, some of them 14.9 (N41)
• No 25.4 (N70)
• Missing 3.9 (N11)

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Reported Abuse (IVs)

• In the past 3 months, how often has anyone
• Emotionally abuse you (swore at you, call you fat
  or ugly, keep you from seeing family or friends)?
  (40)
• Physically abused you (slapped, beat, kicked, or
  choked you threatened you with a knife or gun)?
  (17)
• Sexually abused you (forced you to have sex,
  physically hurt the sexual parts of your body)?
  (8)

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Reported Risky Sexual Behaviors (DVs)

• Unprotected
• Oral Sex (27)
• Vaginal Sex (40)
• Anal Sex (23)

• Multiple Sex Partners (21)
• Sex While Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol
  (25)
• Sex in Exchange for Money, Drugs, or Shelter (6)

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Model 1 Y Multiple Sexual Partners During the
Past 3 Months

• Women, N 290

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Model 1 Y Multiple Sexual Partners During the
Past 3 Months

• Men, N 96

17
Model 2 Y Whether Respondents Last Sex of At
Least 1 Type was Unprotected

• Women, N 283

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Model 2 Y Whether Respondents Last Sex of At
Least 1 Type was Unprotected

• Men, N 97

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Model 3 Y Sex While Under the Influence of
Drugs or Alcohol Past 3 Months

• Women, N 268

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Model 3 Y Sex While Under the Influence of
Drugs or Alcohol Past 3 Months

• Men, N 94

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Model 4 Y Unprotected Sex in Exchange for
Money, Drugs, Shelter Past 3 Months

• Women, N 276

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Model 4 Y Unprotected Sex in Exchange for
Money, Drugs, Shelter Past 3 Months

• Men, N 94