title: Hispanic women's experiences with substance abuse, intimate partner violence, and risk for HIV.
abstract: Hispanic females are disproportionately affected by substance abuse, intimate partner violence, and HIV. Despite these disparities, research describing the cultural and gender-specific experiences of Hispanic women with regard to these conditions is lacking.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Transplantadas en otro mundo (Uprooted in another world), El criador de abuso (The breeding ground of abuse), and Rompiendo el silencio (Breaking the silence). This study supports the importance of addressing substance abuse, violence, and risk for HIV in an integrated manner and stresses the importance of addressing associated cultural factors (e.g., acculturation, machismo ) in interventions targeting Hispanics.
authors.affiliation: University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA. rosagonzalez@miami.edu
authors.forename: Rosa Maria
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Guarda
authors.forename: Elias P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Vasquez
authors.forename: Maria T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Urrutia
authors.forename: Antonia M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Villarruel
authors.forename: Nilda
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Peragallo
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D054521:Cultural Competency; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003469:Culture; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D010865:Pilot Projects; D036301:Qualitative Research; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D013637:Tape Recording; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health