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Title Alcohol use, intimate partner violence, and HIV sexual risk behavior among young people in fishing communities of Lake Victoria, Uganda.
Full text https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3fs84385
Date 2021
Author(s) Wandera, Stephen Ojiambo; Tumwesigye, Nazarius Mbona; Walakira, Eddy J; Kisaakye, Peter; Wagman, Jennifer
Abstract BackgroundFew studies have investigated the association between alcohol use, intimate partner violence, and HIV sexual risk behavior among young people in fishing communities from eastern and central Uganda. Therefore, we aimed to determine the association between alcohol use, intimate partner violence, and HIV sexual risk behavior among young people in the fishing communities on the shores of Lake Victoria, in Uganda.MethodsWe conducted multivariable logistic regression analyses of HIV risk behavior using cross-sectional data from 501 young people from Mukono (Katosi landing site) and Namayingo districts (Lugala landing site).ResultsAlmost all (97%) respondents reported at least one HIV risk behavior; more than half (54%) reported engagement in three or more HIV risk behaviors. Results from the adjusted model indicate that alcohol use, working for cash or kind, being married, and having multiple sexual partners increased the odds of HIV risk behavior. IPV was not associated with HIV risk behavior.ConclusionInterventions to promote consistent condom use and fewer sexual partnerships are critical for young people in the fishing communities in Uganda.
Subject(s) Humans; HIV Infections; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Cross-Sectional Studies; Risk-Taking; Sexual Behavior; Adolescent; Sexual Partners; Uganda; Lakes; Intimate Partner Violence; AUDIT; Alcohol abuse; Emotional violence; Human Immuno-deficiency virus; Intimate partner violence; Physical violence; Sexual violence; Mental Health; Clinical Research; Behavioral and Social Science; Prevention; Pediatric; HIV/AIDS; Pediatric AIDS; Substance Abuse; Sexually Transmitted Infections; Violence Research; Infectious Diseases; Alcoholism; Alcohol Use and Health; Violence Against Women; Infection; Public Health and Health Services; Public Health
Coverage 544
Publisher eScholarship, University of California
Type of publication article
Format application/pdf
Source BMC public health, vol 21, iss 1
Rights public
Identifier qt3fs84385
Repository Berkeley - University of California
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