The State of Science: Violence and HIV Infection in Women

Manfrin-Ledet, Linda; Porche, Demetrius J.

doi:10.1177/1055329003252056

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“…It has also been suggested that the ability of women to engage in safer sex behaviors is driven by factors related to gender inequities (Amaro, 1995;Bowleg, Belgrave, & Reisen, 2000;Quina, Harlow, Morokoff, & Saxon, 1997). In a patriarchal society where women's sexuality is still often defined and controlled by men, it may be unsafe for women to be sexually assertive (Beadnell, Baker, Morrison, & Knox, 2000;Manfrin-Ledet & Porche, 2003;Melendez, Hoffman, Exner, & Leu, 2003).…”

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 98%

Psychosocial Predictors of Self-Esteem in a Multiethnic Sample of Women Over 50 at Risk for HIV

Jacobs

Kane

2011

Journal of Women & Aging

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Self-esteem is linked to high-risk behaviors in other populations but has not been examined in women aged 50 and older. This study explored how self-esteem is related to variables that can influence high-risk sexual behaviors in women over 50. A multiethnic community-based sample of 572 women aged 50 and older completed an anonymous questionnaire on sexual behaviors, sociodemographic characteristics, and psychosocial measures relevant to midlife and older women. Regression analysis showed sensation-seeking, HIV stigma, sexual assertiveness, and self-silencing predicted self-esteem in women over 50 (F = 43.632, p < .001). Factors such as relational context, interpersonal power, and silencing can affect self-esteem and may be contributing to HIV risk in this group.

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Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 98%

Psychosocial Predictors of Self-Esteem in a Multiethnic Sample of Women Over 50 at Risk for HIV

Jacobs

Kane

2011

Journal of Women & Aging

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“…Alcohol consumption, intimate partner physical violence and sexual coercion, although often underreported, are prevalent in many cultures (Maman et al 2000;GarciaMoreno and Watts 2000;Manfrin-Ledet and Porche 2003;Krug et al 2002;Mbulaiteye et al 2000; National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 1992). Previous studies explored the predictors and outcomes of intimate partner violence (IPV) among young women, including the risk of HIV infection.…”

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confidence: 96%

Alcohol Use, Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Coercion and HIV among Women Aged 15–24 in Rakai, Uganda

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Disinhibition due to alcohol may induce intimate partner violence and sexual coercion and increased risk of HIV infection. In a sample of 3,422 women aged 15-24 from the Rakai cohort, Uganda, we examined the association between self-reported alcohol use before sex, physical violence/sexual coercion in the past and prevalent HIV, using adjusted odds ratios (Adj OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). During the previous year, physical violence (26.9%) and sexual coercion (13.4%) were common, and alcohol use before sex was associated with a higher risk of physical violence/sexual coercion. HIV prevalence was significantly higher with alcohol consumption before sex (Adj OR = 1.45, 95% CI: 1.06-1.98) and especially when women reported both prior sexual coercion and alcohol use before sex (Adj OR = 1.79, 95% CI: 1.25-2.56). Alcohol use before sex was associated with physical violence and sexual coercion, and both are jointly associated with HIV infection risk in young women.

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“…Based on current data, researchers estimate that 280,000 U.S. women are living with HIV, and most contracted the virus through heterosexual contact (CDC). Although the first cases of HIV infection among women were discovered in the early 1980s, it was another decade before researchers found evidence of the relationship between violence in women's lives and their subsequent risk for HIV=AIDS (Manfrin-Ledet & Porche, 2003). HIV=AIDS researchers and practitioners have significantly increased their knowledge of the relationship between these two health concerns (e.g., El-Bassel et al, 1998;Lichtenstein, 2005;Teitelman, Dichter, Cederbaum, & Campbell, 2007;Wingood, DiClemente, & Raj, 2000;Wu, El-Bassel, Witte, Gilbert, & Chang, 2003).…”

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confidence: 98%

HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Prevention Programming in Domestic Violence Shelters: How Are We Doing?

Rountree

Goldbach

Bent‐Goodley

et al. 2011

WHIV

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Domestic violence shelters (n ¼ 59) in two southwestern states were surveyed about their services related to HIV prevention. Variables included organizational characteristics, agency protocols and practices, HIV=AIDS prevention programming, staffs' HIV=AIDS knowledge, and staffs' attitudes regarding HIV=AIDS prevention for women exposed to intimate partner violence. In this exploratory, descriptive study results indicated that most shelters had a significant awareness of how HIV=AIDS is transmitted, but few shelters offered testing (17%) or sexual safety planning (20%). Results also showed that eighty-one percent of respondents believe that HIV=AIDS educational prevention programs could be effective in protecting abused women from contracting HIV=AIDS. However, less than half (46%) of the respondents reported that they disseminate HIV=AIDS information to all women in the shelter.

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The State of Science: Violence and HIV Infection in Women

Cited by 38 publications

References 53 publications

Psychosocial Predictors of Self-Esteem in a Multiethnic Sample of Women Over 50 at Risk for HIV

Psychosocial Predictors of Self-Esteem in a Multiethnic Sample of Women Over 50 at Risk for HIV

Alcohol Use, Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Coercion and HIV among Women Aged 15–24 in Rakai, Uganda

HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Prevention Programming in Domestic Violence Shelters: How Are We Doing?

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