Association between women´s exposure to intimate partner violence and the selfreport of genital discharge and ulcers

• Autores: Noriega Arce, Nicole, Romaní-Romaní, Franco
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2023
• Institución: Sociedad Peruana de Obstetricia y Ginecología
• Repositorio: Revista Peruana de Ginecología y Obstetricia
• Lenguaje: español; inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:ginecologiayobstetricia.pe:article/2543
• Enlace del recurso: https://ginecologiayobstetricia.pe/index.php/RPGO/article/view/2543
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Sexually transmitted diseases; Reproductive tract infections; Vaginal discharge; Violence against women; Domestic violence; Intimate partner violence; Sex offenses; Enfermedades de transmisión sexual; Infecciones del sistema genital; Excreción vaginal; Violencia contra la mujer; Violencia de pareja; Violencia doméstica; Delitos sexuales; Perú

Introduction: The association between violence against women and sexuallytransmitted infections is controversial. Objective: To assess the association betweenemotional, physical, and sexual intimate partner violence with self-reporteddischarge and genital ulcer in women from participants in a population-based survey.Methods: An analysis of the Demographic and Family Health Survey of Peru, 2021was performed. Inclusion criteria were 15-49 years of age, married or cohabiting,and selected and interviewed for the domestic violence module. The prevalenceof self-reported discharge and genital ulcer was estimated. The association withintimate partner violence was performed by binary logistic regression with oddsratio estimation, considering the complex sample design. Results: The prevalence ofreporting genital ulcer or discharge was 10.0%. The odds ratio for reporting genitaldischarge or ulcer among women who suffered mild physical violence comparedwith those not exposed was 2.25 (95%CI: 1.72-2.94), the risk increased to 3.42(95%CI: 2.39-4.90) among women who suffered severe physical violence. The oddsratio generated by exposure to sexual violence for reporting discharge or ulcer washigher (odds ratio: 3.84, 95% CI: 2.47-5.96). Conclusions: Women exposed to each ofthe three types of intimate partner violence had a higher chance of reporting genitaldischarge or ulcer in the last 12 months. The risk increases when physical and sexualviolence coexist.