Recent intimate partner violence and HIV risk factors among methamphetamine-using men and women in San Diego, California

Hayashi, Hitomi

Friday, March 20, 2015: 10:15 AM-11:35 AM

Room 13/14 (Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel)

Speaker:
Hitomi Hayashi, MPH, University of Texas, School of Public Health

Authors:
Thomas L. Patterson, PhD, University of California, San Diego
Shirley J. Semple, PhD, University of California, San Diego
Kayo Fujimoto, PhD, University of Texas, School of Public Health
Jamila K. Stockman, PhD, MPH, University of California, San Diego

Presentation Format:
Scientific Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Have a greater understanding of risk factors related to IPV among meth-using women and men.
Understand the importance of gender differences in the association between HIV risk and IPV in the context of meth use.

Description:
Using baseline data from FASTLANE-2, an HIV behavioral intervention trial, we examined the association between risk factors (e.g., meth use, depression and reduced likelihood of using condoms) and recent IPV (past 2 months). This research supports gender differences in risk factors for IPV victimization and emphasizes the need for further exploration of these factors especially among male victims. Further, this analysis supports the need for gender-specific HIV prevention interventions for methamphetamine-using men and women that account for IPV experiences.