Table 4

 Predictors of experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) in the past 6 months: adjustment† ORs and 95% CIs

HIV risk indicatorsPhysical/injurious IPV, adjusted OR† (95% CI)Sexual IPV§ OR† (95% CI)
AnySevereAnySevere
IDU, injecting drug user; STI, sexually transmitted infection.
*p<0.05; **p<0.01.
†The adjusted covariates were age, ethnicity, education, marital status, children <18 years, employment and homelessness.
‡Those who did not have any vaginal sex were excluded.
§The item “Has a partner ever made you have vaginal, anal or oral sex without a condom?” was taken out from sexual IPV in logistic regression analyses.
Always used condom‡1.1 (0.6 to 2.1)1.1 (0.5 to 2.2)0.7 (0.3 to 1.7)0.8 (0.3 to 2.7)
Never used condom‡0.6 (0.3 to 1.1)0.5 (0.3 to 1.0)1.0 (0.5 to 2.1)0.7 (0.2 to 1.9)
Had sex with an HIV-infected partner or an IDU‡3.1 (1.2 to 7.9)*4.0 (1.5 to 10.8)**3.6 (1.3 to 10.1)*2.7 (0.6 to 11.6)
Had more than one partner5.2 (2.7 to 10.2)**4.7 (2.3 to 9.7)**6.5 (3.1 to 14.0)**9.9 (3.4 to 28.4)**
Had STI or STI symptoms2.0 (0.7 to 5.9)1.9 (0.6 to 6.3)0.6 (0.1 to 4.6)1.8 (0.2 to 15.3)
HIV positive vs negative1.3 (0.4 to 5.1)1.7 (0.4 to 6.4)2.7 (0.7 to 10.1)1.3 (0.1 to 10.8)
Injected drugs4.5 (1.2 to 17.8)*5.6 (1.4 to 22.5)*6.7 (1.5 29.9)*8.7 (1.4 to 53.1)*