To assess evidence of an association between intimate partner violence (IPV) and HIV infection among women.
Methods: Medline/PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, EBSCO, Ovid, Cochrane HIV/AIDS Group’s Specialized Register and
Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched up to 20 May 2013 to identify studies that examined the
association between IPV and HIV infection in women. We included studies on women aged ]15 years, in any form of sexually
intimate relationship with a male partne