Intimate partner and gender-based violence among HIV-positive women in Kazakhstan

Jiwatram-Negron, Tina

Saturday, March 21, 2015: 11:25 AM-12:45 PM

Room 10/11 (Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel)

Speaker:
Tina Jiwatram-Negron, MSW, Columbia University

Authors:
Nabila El-Bassel, MSW, PhD, Columbia University
Assel Terlikbayeva, BA, Global Health Research Center of Central Asia
Sholpan Primbetova, NA, Global Health Research Center of Central Asia

Presentation Format:
Scientific Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Be able to understand the relationship between violence and HIV among women as well as the current state of knowledge and gaps.
Be able to describe the prevalence and types of violence (IPV and GBV) experienced among a sample of HIV-positive women in Kazakhstan, Central Asia.
Be able to describe risk factors associated with IPV and GBV among a sample of HIV-positive women in Kazakhstan, Central Asia.

Description:
Limited surveillance data exists documenting GBV across Central Asia, a region experiencing a growing HIV epidemic. We examined the prevalence and types of IPV and GBV among 250 HIV-positive women in Kazakhstan. 42.4% and 21.6% reported ever experiencing IPV and violence by a non-intimate partner, respectively. Non-intimate partner perpetrators included police, neighbors, family, clients, and strangers. Risk factors associated with IPV included marital status, food insecurity, and drug use. Risk-factors of GBV included prior arrests, sex trading, and drug use.