Transdiagnostic psychopathology mediates the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections in adulthood

2015 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 71-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica A. Latack ◽  
Craig Rodriguez-Seijas ◽  
Malka Stohl ◽  
Carlos Blanco ◽  
Deborah S. Hasin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Hiv Aids

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 Sexual behaviour and knowledge about HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections among health sciences students from Chile

2007 ◽  
Vol 83 (7) ◽  
pp. 592-593
Author(s):  
L Guerrero-Lillo ◽  
J Medrano-Diaz ◽  
F Perez ◽  
C Perez ◽  
A Bizjak-Gomez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Health Sciences Students ◽  
Hiv Aids

Patterns of Caribbean Masculinities and Condom Compliance Among Males in Grenada

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 335-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia Hegamin-Younger ◽  
Rohan Jeremiah ◽  
Nicole Bilbro
Keyword(s):  
Condom Use ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Teenage Pregnancy ◽  
Safe Sex ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Island States ◽  
Hiv Aids

The construction of Caribbean male identities based on ideas of masculinity has raised widespread concerns across the island states, and in a region with such high rates of teenage pregnancy (18%), stigmatizing safe sex, contraception, and HIV/AIDS prevalence can only exacerbate the problem. The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which males use condoms and to explore the association of condom use with their concern with acquiring and transmission of sexually transmitted infections.

scholarly journals Awareness of RTI/STI and HIV/AIDS among women in Kerala: a district level analysis based on DLHS-4

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 2124
Author(s):  
T. Radhakrishnan ◽  
A. Saravana ◽  
P. K. Babu
Keyword(s):  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Reproductive Tract ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
District Level ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Facility Survey ◽  
Tract Infections ◽  
Hiv Aids

Background: Many of the reproductive tract infections and sexually transmitted infections (RTI/STIs) are preventable and curable. Kerala is one of the highest literate states in India, but women in Kerala had very low knowledge in sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS. The objective of the present study was to assess the level of awareness on RTI/STI and HIV/AIDS among women in Kerala with inter district variations on awareness among women in RTI/STI and HIV/AIDS. Another objective of the study was to find out the association between socio economic characteristics and awareness on RTI/STI and HIV/AIDS.Methods: Data for the present analysis comes from the district level household and facility survey-3 2007-08 (DLHS-3) and district level household and facility survey-4 (DLHS-4), 2015–16. DLHS is a nationally representative household survey, primarily conducted to monitor and evaluate the implementation of reproductive and child health program across the districts of India. To assess the level of awareness on RTI/STI and HIV/AIDS among women in Kerala with inter district variations on awareness among women in RTI/STI and HIV/AIDS data of DLHS-3 and DLHS-4 were used for analysis and to find out the association between socio economic characteristics and awareness on RTI/STI and HIV/AIDS, data of DLHS were used.Results: Only 48% of women in Kerala had heard of RTI/STI in Kerala, but 75.8% of the women had heard about HIV/AIDS. Knowledge on RTI/STI and HIV/AIDS among women in all the districts in Kerala had fallen from the DLHS-3 to DLHS-4.Conclusions: Decentralized field level interaction of health workers with IEC programs in both rural and urban areas regarding STIs/RTIs and HIV/AIDS should be strengthened along with effective mass media activities.

scholarly journals Risk of Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV in Adolescence

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alba Cortés Alfaro
Keyword(s):  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Family Doctor ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Vulnerable Group ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
The Family ◽  
The World ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Good Coverage ◽  
Hiv Aids

Introduction adolescents represent a vulnerable group exposed to sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS. It is a stage in which they are subjected to constant changes in physical, mental and social development and risk factors such as ignorance, early sex, drug addiction, social inequality, gender and myths contribute to this exposure. Objective: To delve into the characteristics of adolescents that put them at risk of acquiring an STI-HIV/AIDS. Methods: A bibliographic review was carried out where the databases included in the LILACS, EBSCO and HINARI services were consulted, and very good coverage was achieved, both in Cuba, Latin America and the Caribbean, and in the rest of the world. Conclusions: This review article on the risks to which adolescents are subjected to acquiring an STI-HIV/AIDS is put in the hands of all personnel involved in working with adolescents. For the family doctor in particular for being a staff closely linked to the community, allowing them to be in better conditions to detect these behaviors thus contributing to exercise and undertake prevention actions that will allow us to achieve the objectives of our Ministry of Public Health in relation to with this indicator.

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