Women with HIV: gender violence and suicidal ideation

Revista de Saúde Pública

Roger Flores Ceccon¹  Stela Nazareth Meneghel¹  Vania Naomi Hirakata¹ 

关键词: Violence Against Women;    Suicidal Ideation;    Battered Women;    HIV Infections;    psychology;    Cross-Sectional Studies;    Violência contra a Mulher;    Ideação Suicida;    Mulheres Maltratadas;    Infecções por HIV;    psicologia;    Estudos Transversais;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0034-8910.2014048005228

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVETo analyze the relationship between gender violence and suicidal ideation in women with HIV. METHODSA cross-sectional study with 161 users of specialized HIV/AIDS care services. The study investigated the presence of gender violence through the Brazilian version of the World Health Organization Violence against Women instrument, and suicidal ideation through the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire. Statistical analyses were performed with the SPSS software, using the Chi-square test and Poisson multiple regression model. RESULTSEighty-two women with HIV reported suicidal ideation (50.0%), 78 (95.0%) of who had suffered gender violence. Age at first sexual intercourse < 15 years old, high number of children, poverty, living with HIV for long, and presence of violence were statistically associated with suicidal ideation. Women who suffered gender violence showed 5.7 times more risk of manifesting suicidal ideation. CONCLUSIONSWomen with HIV showed a high prevalence to gender violence and suicidal ideation. Understanding the relationship between these two grievances may contribute to the comprehensive care of these women and implementation of actions to prevent violence and suicide.

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