Mechanisms of Partner Violence Reduction in a Group HIV-Risk Intervention for Hispanic Women.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
The objective of this study was to test whether partner communication about HIV and/or alcohol intoxication mediated reductions in intimate partner violence (IPV) in SEPA (Salud [health], Educación [education], Promoción [promotion], y [and] Autocuidado [self-care]), a culturally specific, theoretically based group HIV-risk reduction intervention for Hispanic women. SEPA had five sessions covering sexually transmitted infection (STI)/HIV prevention, partner communication, condom negotiation and use, and IPV. SEPA reduced IPV and alcohol intoxication, and improved partner communication compared with controls in a randomized trial with adult U.S. Hispanic women (SEPA, n = 274; delayed intervention control, n = 274) who completed structured interviews at baseline and 3, 6, and 12 months post-baseline. Parallel process latent growth curve models indicated that partner communication about HIV mediated the reduction in male-to-female IPV in SEPA, B = -0.78, SE = 0.14, p< .001, but alcohol intoxication did not, B = -0.15, SE = 0.19, p = .431. Male-to-female IPV mediated the intervention effect on female-to-male IPV, B = -1.21, SE = 0.24, p< .001. Skills building strategies originally designed to enhance women's communication with their partners about sexual risk behaviors also worked to reduce male-to-female IPV, which in turn reduced female-to-male IPV. These strategies could be integrated into other types of health promotion interventions.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- McCabe, BE; Gonzalez-Guarda, RM; Peragallo, NP; Mitrani, VB
Published Date
- August 2016
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 31 / 13
Start / End Page
- 2316 - 2337
PubMed ID
- 25805845
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC4641820
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1552-6518
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0886-2605
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1177/0886260515575608
Language
- eng