Prevalence of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Physical Trauma in an HIV-Positive Sample From the Deep South

Whetten, Kathryn; Leserman, Jane; Lowe, Kristin; Stangl, Dalene; Thielman, Nathan M.; Swartz, Marvin S.; Hanisch, Laura J.; Scoyoc, Lynn Van

doi:10.2105/ajph.2005.063263

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“…While there is little empirical evidence of the relation between sexual abuse and HIV infection among Aboriginal people, there is a large body of literature that strongly links previous sexual trauma with HIV vulnerability among vulnerable populations (Braitstein et al, 2003;Whetton et al, 2006). The focus is often on women because sexual abuse is twice as likely to target females as males according to one study (Libby et al, 2005).…”

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The Cedar Project: Historical trauma, sexual abuse and HIV risk among young Aboriginal people who use injection and non-injection drugs in two Canadian cities

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Recent Indigenist scholarship has situated high rates of traumatic life experiences, including sexual abuse, among Indigenous peoples of North America within the larger context of their status as colonized peoples. Sexual abuse has been linked to many negative health outcomes including mental, sexual and drug-related vulnerabilities. There is a paucity of research in Canada addressing the relationship between antecedent sexual abuse and negative health outcomes among Aboriginal people including elevated risk of HIV infection. The primary objectives of this study were to determine factors associated with sexual abuse among participants of the Cedar Project, a cohort of young Aboriginal people between the ages of 14 and 30 years who use injection and non-injection drugs in two urban centres in British Columbia, Canada; and to locate findings through a lens of historical and intergenerational trauma. We utilized post-colonial perspectives in research design, problem formulation and the interpretation of results. Multivariate modeling was used to determine the extent to which a history of sexual abuse was predictive of negative health

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confidence: 99%

The Cedar Project: Historical trauma, sexual abuse and HIV risk among young Aboriginal people who use injection and non-injection drugs in two Canadian cities

Pearce

Christian²,

Patterson³

et al. 2008

Social Science & Medicine

112

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“…Despite scarcity of empirical evidence of the relation between sexual abuse, for instance, and HIV infection among Aboriginal people, a large body of literature strongly links HIV susceptibility among vulnerable populations to previous sexual trauma (Braitstein et al, 2003;Whetton et al, 2006). Of note here is that, it is widely accepted that sexual abuse in…”

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An investigation of the determinants of adherence to highly active anti-retroviral therapy in Aboriginal men in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver.

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“…Research (Jones, et al, 2010b;Whetten, 2006;Paolucci & Violato, 2001;McCauley et al, 1997). However, the results of the study found no difference in the relationship between level of exposure to CSA and multiple partners, knowledge of HIV, and sexual self-efficacy-the remaining behaviors organized under the sexual risk behaviors variable.…”

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“…Studies have long established that victims of CSA exhibit greater sexual risk behaviors than persons who have not experienced CSA (Parcesepe et al, 2015;O'Cleirigh, Safren, & Mayer, 2012;Sikkema et al 2013;Pence et al, 2012;Jones, et al, 2010b;Whetten, 2006;McCauley et al, 1997). The few studies conducted in developing countries on the matter have also produced the same results, indicating the pervasiveness of higher levels of sexual risk behaviors among victims of CSA, regardless of country of origin (Parcesepe et al, 2015;Richter et al, 2014;Longman-Mills et al, 2013;Tomaszewski, 2012).…”

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“…The assumption is that these factors limit the findings of this study to a unique population. To counter this limitation, it is very important to reiterate that research has established a link between CSA and sexual risk behaviors (Sikkema et al 2013;Jones et al, 2010b;Whetten, 2006;Paolucci & Violato, 2001;McCauley et al, 1997). Therefore, although the sample might appear to be very specific, the findings may have implications for women with similar characteristics in other resource-constrained settings.…”

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Association Between Childhood Sexual Abuse and HIV-Related Risk Factors for HIV-Positive Haitian Women

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All rights reserved.iv DEDICATION I dedicate this dissertation to the special people in my life who reminded me that this journey was not designed to be perfect, but rather it was perfectly and divinely designed for me. To those wonderful people in my life; I dedicate this dissertation to you. your support has meant to me during this doctoral journey! I was so proud to see each of you complete the dissertation and earn those three letters. We all finished at different times, but we stood by each other every step of the way. From the moment we entered the program at Florida International University, we depended on each other to talk, to research, to complain, to work, and to laugh. We became more than friends-we became a little family that grew beyond the confines of a classroom. From weddings, to babies, to new careers, to international travel-we were there for each other. Now that I finally made it to the other side, I hope I made you just as proud as each of you has made me. Results showed that women who were exposed to some level of sexual abuse during childhood had less favorable attitudes towards condom use than women who reported no exposure to sexual abuse during childhood [F(2, 217) = 5.10, p = .007].There were no differences between exposure groups for the remaining sexual risk behaviors: multiple partners, knowledge of HIV, and sexual self-efficacy. Women who were exposed to CSA also reported higher levels of alcohol use than reported by the women in the non-exposure group. Finally, there were no differences between exposure groups for social support. Examining women at the beginning of their diagnosis for childhood trauma and providing targeted interventions for coping with that trauma presents a valuable research opportunity. The findings of the current study suggest that more research is required to understand the association between CSA and HIV-related risk factors in this subset of the HIV-positive population.

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Prevalence of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Physical Trauma in an HIV-Positive Sample From the Deep South

Cited by 88 publications

References 35 publications

The Cedar Project: Historical trauma, sexual abuse and HIV risk among young Aboriginal people who use injection and non-injection drugs in two Canadian cities

The Cedar Project: Historical trauma, sexual abuse and HIV risk among young Aboriginal people who use injection and non-injection drugs in two Canadian cities

An investigation of the determinants of adherence to highly active anti-retroviral therapy in Aboriginal men in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver.

Association Between Childhood Sexual Abuse and HIV-Related Risk Factors for HIV-Positive Haitian Women

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