Abstract
Intimate partner violence victimization has been linked to sexual HIV risk behavior among heterosexual women. The unique role of perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV) in sexual risk behavior among men has not been studied as well. Based on interviews with 518 heterosexual men recruited via street-intercept between 2005 and 2007 in New York City, we assessed the relationship between perpetration of IPV against a main female partner and inconsistent condom use with that same partner, while controlling for condom use-related factors. Multivariate logistic regression revealed that men who perpetrated physical IPV were half as likely to report consistent condom use as compared with men who did not use violence, while controlling for sociodemographic, condom use-related and other factors. Physical IPV perpetration by heterosexual men makes an independent contribution to consistent condom use. Designing interventions for heterosexual men that simultaneously address both IPV and sexual risk behaviors is critical.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HIV/AIDS surveillance report, 2007, vol 19. Atlanta: US Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2009: 1–63. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/.
Gielen AC, McDonnell KA, O’Campo PJ. Intimate partner violence, HIV status, and sexual risk reduction. AIDS Behav. 2002;6(2):107–16.
El-Bassel N, Gilbert L, Wu E, Go H, Hill J. HIV and intimate partner violence among methadone-maintained women in New York City. Soc Sci Med. 2005;61(1):171–83.
El-Bassel N, Fontdevila J, Gilbert L, Voisin D, Richman BL, Pitchell P. HIV risks of men in methadone maintenance treatment programs who abuse their intimate partners: a forgotten issue. J Subst Abuse. 2001;13(1–2):29–43.
El-Bassel N, Gilbert L, Golder S, Wu E, Chang M, Fontdevila J, et al. Deconstructing the relationship between intimate partner violence and sexual HIV risk among drug-involved men and their female partners. AIDS Behav. 2004;8(4):429–39.
Kapadia F, Latka MH, Hudson SM, Golub ET, Campbell JV, Bailey S, et al. Correlates of consistent condom use with main partners by partnership patterns among young adult male injection drug users from five US cities. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2007;91(Suppl 1):S56–63.
Frye V, Latka MH, Wu Y, Valverde EE, Knowlton AR, Knight KR, et al. Intimate partner violence perpetration against main female partners among HIV-positive male injection drug users. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2007;46(Suppl 2):S101–9.
Raj A, Santana CM, La Marche A, Amaro H. Perpetration of intimate partner violence associated with sexual risk behaviors among young adult men. Am J Public Health. 2006;96:10.
Bogart LM, Collins RL, Cunningham W, Beckman R, Golinelli D, Eisenman D, et al. The association of partner abuse with risky sexual behaviors among women and men with HIV/AIDS. AIDS Behav. 2005;9(3):325–33.
DiIorio C, Maibach E, O’Leary A, Sanderson CA, Celentano D. Measurement of condom use self-efficacy and outcome expectancies in a geographically diverse group of STD patients. AIDS Educ Prev. 1997;9:1–13.
Brady SS, Tschann JM, Ellen JM, Flores E. Infidelity, trust, and condom use among Latino youth in dating relationships. Sex Transm Dis. 2009;36(4):227–31.
Kabiru CW, Orpinas P. Correlates of condom use among male high school students in Nairobi, Kenya. J Sch Health. 2009;79(9):425–32.
Kapadia F, Latka MH, Wu Y, Strathdee SA, Mackesy-Amiti ME, Hudson SM, et al. Longitudinal determinants of consistent condom use by partner type among young injection drug users: the role of personal and partner characteristics. AIDS Behav. 2009 [Epub ahead of print]. doi:10.1007/s10461.009.9569-3.
King W, Nu’Man J, Fuller TR, Brown M, Smith S, Howell AV, et al. The diffusion of a community-level HIV intervention for women: lessons learned and best practices. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2008;17(7):1055–66.
Ompad DC, Galea S, Marshall G, Fuller CM, Weiss L, Beard JR, et al. Sampling and recruitment in multilevel studies among marginalized urban populations: the IMPACT studies. J Urban Health. 2008;85(2):268–80.
Straus MA, Hamby SL, Boney-McCoy S, Sugarman DB. The revised conflict tactics scales (CTS2): development and preliminary psychometric data. J Fam Issues. 2002;17:283–316.
Marin G, Sabogal F, Marin BV, Otero-Sabogal R, Perez-Stable EJ. Development of a short acculturation scale for hispanics. Hisp J Behav Sci. 1987;9(2):183–205.
Arria AM, Fuller C, Strathdee SA, Latkin C, Vlahov D. Drug dependence among young recently initiated injection drug users. J Drug Issues. 2002;32(4):1089–102.
Pullerwitz J, Gortmaker SL, DeJong W. Measuring sexual relationship power in HIV/STD research. Sex Roles. 2000;42:637–60.
Bradford LJ, Beck KH. Development and validation of the condom self-efficacy scale for college students. J Am Coll Health. 1991;39:219–25.
Fisher JC, Mason RL. The analysis of multicollinear data in criminology. In: Fox L, editor. Methods in quantitative criminology. New York: Academic Press; 1981. p. 99–125.
Sheeran P, Abraham C, Orbell S. Psychosocial correlates of heterosexual condom use: a meta-analysis. Psychol Bull. 1999;125(1):90–132.
Norris AE, Ford K. Sexual experiences and condom use of heterosexual, low-income African American and Hispanic youth practicing relative monogamy, serial monogamy, and nonmonogamy. Sex Transm Dis. 1999;26(1):17–25.
Amaro H, Raj A. On the margin: power and women’s HIV risk reduction strategies. Sex Roles. 2000;42:723–49.
El-Bassel N, Gilbert L, Rajah V, Foleno A, Frye V. Fear and violence: raising the HIV stakes. AIDS Educ Prev. 2000;12(2):154–70.
Reisen CA, Poppen PJ. College women and condom use: importance of partner relationship. J Appl Soc Psychol. 1995;25:1485–98.
Sobo EJ. Inner-city women and AIDS: the psycho-social benefits of unsafe sex. Cult Med Psychiatry. 1993;17(4):455–85.
Sobo E. Romance, finance, social support, and condom use among impoverished urban African–American women. Hum Organ. 1995;54(2):115–28.
Crepaz N, Marks G. Towards an understanding of sexual risk behavior in people living with HIV: a review of social, psychological, and medical findings. AIDS. 2002;16(2):135–49.
Grimley DM, Hook EW 3rd, DiClemente RJ, Lee PA. Condom use among low-income African American males attending an STD clinic. Am J Health Behav. 2004;28(1):33–42.
Godin G, Gagnon H, Lambert LD, Conner M. Determinants of condom use among a random sample of single heterosexual adults. Br J Health Psychol. 2005;10(Pt 1):85–100.
Grady WR, Klepinger DH, Billy JO, Tanfer K. Condom characteristics: the perceptions and preferences of men in the United States. Fam Plann Perspect. 1993;25:67–73.
Campbell SM, Peplau LA, Debro SC. Women, men, and condoms: attitudes and experiences of heterosexual college students. Psychol Women Q. 1992;16:273–88.
Jadack RA, Fresia A, Rompalo AM, Zenilman J. Reasons for notusing condoms of clients at urban sexually transmitted disease clinics. Sex Transm Dis. 1997;24(7):402–8.
Manning WD, Flanigan CM, Giordano PC, Longmore MA. Relationship dynamics and consistency of condom use among adolescents. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2009;41(3):181–90.
Wiemann CM, Chacko MR, Kozinetz CA, DiClemente R, Smith PB, Velasquez MM, et al. Correlates of consistent condom use with main-new and main-old sexual partners. J Adolesc Health. 2009;45(3):296–9.
Acknowledgments
Many thanks are due the team who made this research possible, including: Ebele Benjamin, Sandra DelVecchio, Vincent Edwards, Monique Kusick, Harlem Community and Academic Partnership, and the IMPACT participants. The authors also acknowledge two anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments and Margaret M. Paul for editorial assistance with the final draft. Funding for this research was provided by NIH/NIDA (K01 DA-020774: Frye; DA018061 and DA017020: Vlahov and Ompad).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Frye, V., Ompad, D., Chan, C. et al. Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration and Condom Use-Related Factors: Associations with Heterosexual Men’s Consistent Condom Use. AIDS Behav 15, 153–162 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-009-9659-2
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-009-9659-2