title: Risk Factors for Recent Intimate Partner Violence among Methamphetamine-Using Men and Women.
abstract: The Substance Abuse, Violence, and HIV/AIDS (SAVA) syndemic model describes how the confluence of the three epidemics of substance abuse, violence, and HIV risk work synergistically to create excess burden among populations. We sought to identify risk factors associated with recent intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization among heterosexual methamphetamine (meth)-using men (n = 108) and women (n = 122) enrolled in FASTLANE-II, an HIV behavioral intervention in San Diego, CA. Women and men reported high rates of physical-only (women: 20%; men: 18%) and sexual (women: 25%; men: 23%) IPV. Multinomial regression analysis revealed that individuals who reported lower social support and individuals who reported a greater likelihood of engaging in risky sexual behaviors while high on meth were more likely to report IPV versus no IPV. Women who reported a greater likelihood of engaging in risky sexual behaviors while high on meth were 1.58 times more likely to report physical-only IPV versus no IPV, while men who reported similar behaviors were 1.15 times more likely to report physical-only IPV versus no IPV. Our findings highlight the influence of interpersonal factors on IPV. This research supports further study on gender-specific risk/protective factors and the development of gender-specific interventions targeting the SAVA syndemic among meth users.
authors.affiliation: a Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences , University of Texas School of Public Health , Houston , TX , USA.
authors.forename: Hitomi D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.affiliation: b Professor, Department of Psychiatry , University of California-San Diego , San Diego , CA , USA.
authors.forename: Thomas L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.affiliation: b Professor, Department of Psychiatry , University of California-San Diego , San Diego , CA , USA.
authors.forename: Shirley J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Semple
authors.affiliation: a Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences , University of Texas School of Public Health , Houston , TX , USA.
authors.forename: Kayo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.affiliation: c Division of Global Public Health, Department of Medicine , University of California-San Diego , San Diego , CA , USA.
authors.forename: Jamila K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Stockman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019969:Amphetamine-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002140:California; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008694:Methamphetamine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012737:Sex Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012944:Social Support
chemical_list: D008694:Methamphetamine
keywords: Drug use; SAVA syndemic; gender differences; intimate partner violence; methamphetamine