Recent partner violence, sexual relationship power, and STIs among methamphetamine-using women: Does type of sexual partner matter?

Stockman, Jamila K.

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

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

Speaker:
Jamila K. Stockman, PhD, MPH, University of California, San Diego

Authors:
Richard F.W. Barnes, PhD, MPH, University of California, San Diego
Hitomi Hayashi, MPH, University of Texas, School of Public Health
Shirley J. Semple, PhD, University of California, San Diego
Thomas L. Patterson, PhD, University of California, San Diego

Presentation Format:
Scientific Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Understand the association between recent partner violence and sexual relationship power and sexually transmitted infections among methamphetamine-using women.
Recognize the importance of type of sexual partner in characterizing the association between partner violence and sexual relationship power and sexually transmitted infections among methamphetamine-using women.
Be aware of programs and interventions that are needed for methamphetamine-using women with experiences of recent partner violence.

Description:
Our session will highlight findings related to the association of recent partner violence (PV) and sexual relationship power on sexually transmitted infections among HIV-negative, heterosexual methamphetamine-using women in San Diego, CA. We will focus on the importance of delineating the type of sex partner perpetrating recent PV in these associations.