title: Occurrence and impact of domestic violence and abuse in gay and bisexual men: A cross sectional survey.
abstract: This cross-sectional survey measured adult experience and perpetration of negative and potentially abusive behaviours with partners and its associations with mental and sexual health problems, drug and alcohol abuse in gay and bisexual men attending a UK sexual health service. Of 532 men, 33.9% (95% CI: 29.4-37.9) experienced and 16.3% (95% CI: 13.0-19.8) reported carrying out negative behaviour. Ever being frightened of a partner (aOR 2.5; 95% CI: 2.0-3.1) and having to ask a partner's permission (aOR 2.7; 95% CI: 1.6-4.7) were associated with increased odds of being anxious. There were increased odds of cannabis use in the last 12 months amongst men who reported ever being physically hurt (aOR 2.4; 95% CI: 1.7-3.6). Being frightened (aOR 2.2; 95% CI: 1.5-3.2), being physically hurt (aOR 2.3; 95% CI: 1.4-3.8), being forced to have sex (aOR 2.5; 95% CI: 1.3-4.9) and experiencing negative behaviour in the last 12 months (aOR 1.7; 95% CI: 1.2-2.5) were associated with increased odds of using a Class A drugs in the last 12 months. Sexual health practitioners should be trained with regards to the risk indicators associated with domestic violence and abuse, how to ask about domestic violence and abuse and refer to support.
authors.affiliation: 1 Faculty of Public Health and Policy, Gender Violence and Health Centre, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Bacchus
authors.affiliation: 1 Faculty of Public Health and Policy, Gender Violence and Health Centre, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Buller
authors.affiliation: 2 Centre for Academic Primary Care, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.affiliation: 3 School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.affiliation: 1 Faculty of Public Health and Policy, Gender Violence and Health Centre, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Devries
authors.affiliation: 4 Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sethi
authors.affiliation: 4 Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: White
authors.affiliation: 5 Centre for Gender Violence Research, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hester
authors.affiliation: 2 Centre for Academic Primary Care, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Feder
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D063425:Binge Drinking / Q000523:psychology; D001727:Bisexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D060728:Reproductive Health; D012307:Risk Factors; D012747:Sexual Partners; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Domestic violence; LGBT; alcohol and drugs; gay and bisexual men; mental health; sexual health