title: Non-partner violence against women who use drugs in San Francisco.
abstract: This article examines non-partner violence among women who use methamphetamine (N = 322), recruited in an inner-city neighborhood of San Francisco. The combined prevalence of non-partner physical or sexual violence in the past 6 months was 28%, roughly equal to the prevalence of partner violence (26%). In multivariate analysis, factors associated with non-partner violence included frequent subsistence difficulty (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.43, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.3, 4.6]) and sex trade (AOR = 2.27, 95% CI = [1.4, 4.1]). Having a steady male partner was not protective against non-partner violence. Violence perpetrated by non-partners should be considered when assessing social and structural factors that influence women's health.
authors.affiliation: RTI International, San Francisco, CA, USA jlorvick@rti.org.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lorvick
authors.affiliation: RTI International, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lutnick
authors.affiliation: RTI International, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Lynn D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Wenger
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bourgois
authors.affiliation: RTI International, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: RTI International, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Alex H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Kral
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008694:Methamphetamine; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D000066550:Physical Abuse; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012495:San Francisco / Q000453:epidemiology; D060386:Sex Workers; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D008694:Methamphetamine
keywords: drug use; risk environment; sex trade; subsistence