The relationships among sexually transmitted infection, depression, and lifetime violence in a sample of predominantly African American women.
This study was a secondary analysis of the relationships among lifetime experiences of violence, depressive symptoms, substance use, safer sex behaviors use, and past-year sexually transmitted infection (STI) treatment among a sample of 445 low income, primarily African American women (257 HIV-, 188 HIV+) reporting a male intimate partner within the past year. Twenty-one percent of HIV- and 33% of HIV+ women reported past-year STI treatment. Violence victimization increased women's odds of past-year STI treatment, controlling for HIV status and age. Depressive symptoms increased, and use of safer sex behaviors decreased, women's odds of past-year STI treatment. Results suggest that positive assessment for violence and/or depression indicates need for STI screening.
Laughon
Kathryn
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University of Virginia, School of Nursing, McLeod Hall, P.O. Box 800782, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0782, USA.
Gielen
Andrea Carlson
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Campbell
Jacquelyn C
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Burke
Jessica
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McDonnell
Karen
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O'Campo
Patricia
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D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000208:ethnology*; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000208:ethnology*; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008403:Mass Screening; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D021841:Safe Sex; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000208:ethnology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014754:Violence / Q000208:ethnology*