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Sexual violence and the risk of HIV transmission in sexual partners of male injecting drug users in Tien Du district, Bac Ninh province of Vietnam

2018; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 39; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/07399332.2017.1423315

1096-4665

Vinh Thi, Hien Thi Ho, Tri Manh Nguyen, Huynh Khac,

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

We conducted a cross-sectional study among 148 women who were regular sexual partners of male injecting drug users in Tien Du, Bac Ninh province, Vietnam to identify the rate of HIV infection and factors associated with HIV transmission among them. HIV infection rate among sexual partners was high, 11.5%. Sexual violence was prevalent, 63.5% among sexual partners; 94.1% (16/17) among those with HIV. We discovered an association between sexual violence and HIV infection. Sexual partners suffering from sexual violence caused by their regular sexual partners faced 9.24 times higher HIV risk than those who did not have sexual violence.