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Factors Associated with Sexual Violence against Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgendered Individuals in Karnataka, India

OBJECTIVES: There is a lack of information on sexual violence (SV) among men who have sex with men and transgendered individuals (MSM-T) in southern India. As SV has been associated with HIV vulnerability, this study examined health related behaviours and practices associated with SV among MSM-T. DE...

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Autores principales: Shaw, Souradet Y., Lorway, Robert R., Deering, Kathleen N., Avery, Lisa, Mohan, H. L., Bhattacharjee, Parinita, Reza-Paul, Sushena, Isac, Shajy, Ramesh, Banadakoppa M., Washington, Reynold, Moses, Stephen, Blanchard, James F.
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Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3308942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22448214
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031705
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author Shaw, Souradet Y.
Lorway, Robert R.
Deering, Kathleen N.
Avery, Lisa
Mohan, H. L.
Bhattacharjee, Parinita
Reza-Paul, Sushena
Isac, Shajy
Ramesh, Banadakoppa M.
Washington, Reynold
Moses, Stephen
Blanchard, James F.
author_facet Shaw, Souradet Y.
Lorway, Robert R.
Deering, Kathleen N.
Avery, Lisa
Mohan, H. L.
Bhattacharjee, Parinita
Reza-Paul, Sushena
Isac, Shajy
Ramesh, Banadakoppa M.
Washington, Reynold
Moses, Stephen
Blanchard, James F.
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description OBJECTIVES: There is a lack of information on sexual violence (SV) among men who have sex with men and transgendered individuals (MSM-T) in southern India. As SV has been associated with HIV vulnerability, this study examined health related behaviours and practices associated with SV among MSM-T. DESIGN: Data were from cross-sectional surveys from four districts in Karnataka, India. METHODS: Multivariable logistic regression models were constructed to examine factors related to SV. Multivariable negative binomial regression models examined the association between physician visits and SV. RESULTS: A total of 543 MSM-T were included in the study. Prevalence of SV was 18% in the past year. HIV prevalence among those reporting SV was 20%, compared to 12% among those not reporting SV (p = .104). In multivariable models, and among sex workers, those reporting SV were more likely to report anal sex with 5+ casual sex partners in the past week (AOR: 4.1; 95%CI: 1.2–14.3, p = .029). Increased physician visits among those reporting SV was reported only for those involved in sex work (ARR: 1.7; 95%CI: 1.1–2.7, p = .012). CONCLUSIONS: These results demonstrate high levels of SV among MSM-T populations, highlighting the importance of integrating interventions to reduce violence as part of HIV prevention programs and health services.
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spelling pubmed-33089422012-03-23 Factors Associated with Sexual Violence against Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgendered Individuals in Karnataka, India Shaw, Souradet Y. Lorway, Robert R. Deering, Kathleen N. Avery, Lisa Mohan, H. L. Bhattacharjee, Parinita Reza-Paul, Sushena Isac, Shajy Ramesh, Banadakoppa M. Washington, Reynold Moses, Stephen Blanchard, James F. PLoS One Research Article OBJECTIVES: There is a lack of information on sexual violence (SV) among men who have sex with men and transgendered individuals (MSM-T) in southern India. As SV has been associated with HIV vulnerability, this study examined health related behaviours and practices associated with SV among MSM-T. DESIGN: Data were from cross-sectional surveys from four districts in Karnataka, India. METHODS: Multivariable logistic regression models were constructed to examine factors related to SV. Multivariable negative binomial regression models examined the association between physician visits and SV. RESULTS: A total of 543 MSM-T were included in the study. Prevalence of SV was 18% in the past year. HIV prevalence among those reporting SV was 20%, compared to 12% among those not reporting SV (p = .104). In multivariable models, and among sex workers, those reporting SV were more likely to report anal sex with 5+ casual sex partners in the past week (AOR: 4.1; 95%CI: 1.2–14.3, p = .029). Increased physician visits among those reporting SV was reported only for those involved in sex work (ARR: 1.7; 95%CI: 1.1–2.7, p = .012). CONCLUSIONS: These results demonstrate high levels of SV among MSM-T populations, highlighting the importance of integrating interventions to reduce violence as part of HIV prevention programs and health services. Public Library of Science 2012-03-20 /pmc/articles/PMC3308942/ /pubmed/22448214 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031705 Text en Shaw et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited.
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Shaw, Souradet Y.
Lorway, Robert R.
Deering, Kathleen N.
Avery, Lisa
Mohan, H. L.
Bhattacharjee, Parinita
Reza-Paul, Sushena
Isac, Shajy
Ramesh, Banadakoppa M.
Washington, Reynold
Moses, Stephen
Blanchard, James F.
Factors Associated with Sexual Violence against Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgendered Individuals in Karnataka, India
title Factors Associated with Sexual Violence against Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgendered Individuals in Karnataka, India
title_full Factors Associated with Sexual Violence against Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgendered Individuals in Karnataka, India
title_fullStr Factors Associated with Sexual Violence against Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgendered Individuals in Karnataka, India
title_full_unstemmed Factors Associated with Sexual Violence against Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgendered Individuals in Karnataka, India
title_short Factors Associated with Sexual Violence against Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgendered Individuals in Karnataka, India
title_sort factors associated with sexual violence against men who have sex with men and transgendered individuals in karnataka, india
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3308942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22448214
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031705
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