HIV risk-behavior in poor urban women with serious mental disorders: association with childhood physical and sexual abuse.
Associations between childhood sexual and physical abuse and HIV-related risky behavior were examined among low-income, urban women with severe mental disorders. Early sexual abuse was found to be related to adult sexual and physical assault, alcohol and cocaine abuse, and prostitution; childhood physical abuse was related to adult physical assault and alcohol abuse. Findings highlight the importance of making HIV risk-reduction programs a part of integrated services that address a full range of psychosocial needs.
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Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D015438:Health Behavior; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016387:Women's Health