The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence on Sexually Transmitted Infections

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 787-798 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corrine Williams ◽  
Ulla Larsen ◽  
Laura Ann McCloskey
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and adult intimate partner violence (IPV) have both been found to be associated with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) independently, but studies of STIs have rarely looked at victimization during both childhood and adulthood. This paper examines the relationship between CSA, IPV and STIs using data from a nested casecontrol study of 309 women recruited from multiple health care settings. Overall, 37.3% of women experienced no violence, 10.3% experienced CSA only, 27.3% experienced IPV only, and 25.0% experienced both CSA and IPV. Having ever been diagnosed with an STI was associated with violence (CSA only, odds ratios [OR] = 2.8, 95% confidence intervals [CI] = 1.0–7.5; IPV only, OR = 2.2, 95% CI = 1.0–4.9; CSA and IPV: OR = 4.0, 95% CI = 1.7–9.4), controlling for demographic characteristics. Women who experienced CSA were younger when they were first diagnosed. Understanding how both childhood and adult victimization are associated with diagnosis of STIs is important to reducing the incidence and prevalence of STIs, as well as the associated consequences of STIs.

scholarly journals Mining for Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) in Sexual Minority Women Who Survive Intimate Partner Violence: A Conceptual Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Counselman-Carpenter ◽  
Alex Redcay
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Minority Women ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Sexual Minority Women ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

This theoretical paper explores the need to use posttraumatic growth (PTG) as a framework when studying sexual minority women (SMW) who are survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) to examine the relationship between risk factors such as stress, anxiety and alcohol use and to understand the role of protective factors through mining for the presence of posttraumatic growth (PTG). Despite a call for continued research in this highly vulnerable population, representative studies of SMW and PTG remain extremely limited. Research that examines the relationship between IPV, behavioral health issues, and posttraumatic growth would provide the opportunity to develop tailored intervention models and opportunities for program development to decrease isolation and increase factors of posttraumatic growth. In particular, the impact of how interpersonal relationships as potential mediators and/or outcomes of posttraumatic growth (PTG) needs to be explored more thoroughly. PTG is a valuable framework for vulnerable populations such as sexual minority women because it focuses on how transformative change may result from traumatic experiences such as surviving IPV.

scholarly journals Droughts, cyclones, and intimate partner violence: A disastrous mix for Indian women

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayushi Rai ◽  
Anupam Joya Sharma ◽  
Malavika A. Subramanyam
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Rapid Onset ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact

AbstractIndia has reported a high prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against women over the years. Previous Western research have found an increased IPV risk among women in the aftermath of natural disasters, underscoring the need for such studies in India. We could not locate any study focusing on the impact of slow-onset versus rapid-onset disasters, which might have differing impacts on the vulnerable, especially on the incidence of IPV in India. Using data on ever-married women from the National Family Health Survey-4, we investigated the association of residing in districts exposed to a drought (N=31,045), and separately, to two cyclones (N=8469), with three forms of self-reported IPV against women (emotional, physical, and sexual). Survey-adjusted logistic regression models showed that exposure to cyclone was positively associated with emotional IPV (AOR: 1.59, CI: 1.20, 2.10) after adjusting for sociodemographic covariates. Although not statistically significant, exposure to cyclone was also positively associated with physical and sexual IPV, and drought with physical IPV. However, we did not find an association of drought with emotional and sexual violence. Notably, we corroborated previous findings that women from wealthier households, educated, and whose husbands had no history of alcohol consumption, were less likely to experience any form of IPV independent of the influence of other factors. These results highlight the potential increased risk of IPV following natural disasters. In a patriarchal society such as India vulnerable to climate-change, these sobering results highlight the need to prepare for the social disasters that might accompany natural disasters.

HIV/sexually transmitted infections and intimate partner violence: Results from the Togo 2013–2014 Demographic and Health Survey

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (14) ◽  
pp. 1380-1388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony H Nguyen ◽  
Anna R Giuliano ◽  
Alfred K Mbah ◽  
Aurora Sanchez-Anguiano
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Demographic And Health Survey ◽  
Community Based Interventions ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Hiv Test

Among clinic-based studies, intimate partner violence (IPV) has been shown to contribute to HIV/AIDS among young girls and women. Results from studies among the general population have been less consistent. This study evaluated the associations between HIV infection, any sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and IPV in a population-based sample of Togolese women. Data from the Togo 2013–2014 Demographic and Health Survey were utilized for these analyses. Women aged 15–49, who were currently married, had HIV test results, and answered the Domestic Violence Module were analyzed (n = 2386). Generalized linear mixed-models adjusting for sociodemographic variables, risk behaviors, and cluster effect were used to estimate HIV and STI risks with experience of IPV. HIV prevalence was 2.8%. Prevalence of IPV was 39% among HIV-positive women and 38% among HIV-negative women. Significant associations between IPV and HIV infection were not detected. Adjusted models found significant associations between experience of any IPV and having had STIs (OR 2.05, 95% CI 1.25–3.35). The high rates of violence in this setting warrant community-based interventions that address abuse and gender inequity. These interventions should also discuss the spectrum of STIs in relation to IPV.

Help-Seeking Behaviors of Abused Women in an Abortion Clinic Population

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (10) ◽  
pp. 1604-1628
Author(s):  
Megan R. W. TePoel ◽  
Audrey F. Saftlas ◽  
Anne B. Wallis ◽  
Karisa Harland ◽  
Corinne Peek-Asa
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviors ◽  
Relationship Length ◽  
Abortion Clinic ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Using Data

Women who seek induced abortion procedures experience high rates of intimate partner violence, yet little is known about their help-seeking behaviors. Using data collected from patients attending a large Midwestern clinic who screened positive for intimate partner violence, we analyzed how help-seeking women differed from women not seeking help and those not disclosing their help-seeking behavior. We measured current and planned resource use and evaluated self-perceived helpfulness of resources. Severe battering, physical and/or sexual abuse, frequent sexual abuse, increased relationship length, and employment were positively associated with help-seeking. Nearly half of women who screened positive for abuse in the past year had already sought or planned to seek help, indicating this population is receptive to intervention.

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