Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and Mental Health Among Men Who Have Sex With Men Living With HIV in Guatemala
| Autor: | Clare Barrington, Dirk A Davis, Luz McNaughton-Reyes, Renato L. Santa Luce, Amelia Rock |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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intimate partner violence education Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) men who have sex with men HIV Infections and Guatemala medicine.disease_cause behavioral disciplines and activities Article Men who have sex with men Sexual and Gender Minorities 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine mental disorders medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Homosexuality Male Crime Victims Applied Psychology 030505 public health HIV social sciences Guatemala Mental health Clinical Psychology Cross-Sectional Studies Mental Health Online-only Articles population characteristics Domestic violence 0305 other medical science Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | J Interpers Violence Journal of Interpersonal Violence |
| ISSN: | 1552-6518 0886-2605 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0886260520928960 |
| Popis: | Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately affected by poor mental health compared to their heterosexual counterparts. One factor that may increase mental health problems among MSM is intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization. The objectives of this study are to (a) describe the prevalence of different forms of IPV victimization experienced by MSM living with HIV in Guatemala City and (b) examine the relationship between IPV victimization and mental health. We analyzed cross-sectional survey data from a cohort of MSM living with HIV in Guatemala City ( n = 374) to describe the burden of IPV, including physical, sexual, and emotional IPV. We then examined relationships between lifetime IPV and each form of recent IPV (past 12 months) with self-reported anxiety and depression using multivariable logistic regression. Over a quarter (27.3%) of the participants screened positive for anxiety and nearly one fifth (17.9%) screened positive for depression. Over a quarter of the participants (28.6%) reported ever having experienced any IPV victimization and 8.8% reported having experienced any form of recent IPV. In multivariable analyses, participants who experienced any form of lifetime IPV had roughly twice the odds of experiencing anxiety (OR: 1.86; 95% CI = [1.03, 3.38]) and depression (OR: 2.02; 95% CI = [1.02, 3.99]) compared to those who had not. Participants who experienced recent emotional IPV had over seven times the odds of experiencing anxiety (OR: 7.23; 95% CI = [1.46, 38.85]) compared to those who had not. MSM living with HIV in Guatemala experience a high burden of anxiety, depression, and IPV victimization. Those participants who had experienced lifetime IPV and recent emotional IPV were significantly more likely to screen for anxiety and depression. To improve their mental health, HIV clinics and other health services should provide support for MSM who have experienced IPV victimization. |
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