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Background: Intimate partner violence is one of the major public health problems in Ethiopia,
which is associated with developmental, reproductive health problems. The prevalence of
intimate partner violence is varying in HIV positive and negative women due to various
reasons. The prevalence and associated factors of Intimate partner violence is not well studied
in HIV positive and negative women separately as knowing separately helps for proper
intervention.
Objective: To assess the prevalence and associated factors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
among women living with and without HIV in Hawassa city public health facilities, Sidama
region, Ethiopia,2022
Method: Institution based comparative cross-sectional study design used in selected health
facilities from February 21 up to May 20 ,2022. Sample size determined using Epi info version 7.
The facilities were selected by simple random method, and the sample allocated proportionally to
selected facilities. Data was collected from 826 reproductive age group (18-49) women 411 from
HIV positive women and 415 from HIV negative women. Systematic sampling method was used
for both groups. Data was checked for completeness and consistency, then coded and entered to
epidata version 3.1 and transported to STATA version 14 and SPSS version 25 for analysis.
Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression was done.
Result: The prevalence of life time IPV is 41.9% and 33.8% among HIV positive women and HIV
negative women respectively. IPV in the last 12 months was 20.4 % and 17.1% in HIV positive
and HIV negative women respectively. There was statistically difference intimate partner violence
among HIV positive and negative women. Associated factors among HIV positive women include:
partner involved in physical fight with other man, [AOR=2.57, 95% CI (1.35,4.99)], partner who
drink alcohol, [AOR=2.2 ,95% CI (1.23,3.96)], factors among HIV negative include: age of sexual
debut less than 18 years, [AOR=3.86,95% CI (1.32-11.32)], middle and high income, [AOR=0.14,
95% CI (0.05,0.34)], [AOR=0.04,95% CI (0.11,0.14)] respectively. |
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