Abusive relationships raise women's HIV infection risk.Byline: ANI Washington, May 22 (ANI): Women who are in physically abusive relationships are at higher risk for HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. infection, reveals a new US study. The study, which involved nearly 14,000 women, appears in the May/June issue of the journal General Hospital Psychiatry. The research shows that "intimate partner violence," which is physical or sexual assault of a spouse or partner has become a significant public health concern around the world. Researchers led by Jitender Sareen, M.D., used data from the National Epidemiologic Survey epidemiologic survey, n See research, epidemiologic survey. on Alcohol and Related Conditions, which conducted interviews with women ages 20 and older during 2004 to 2005. They analyzed information from 13,928 women who reported being in a romantic relationship during the last 12 months. Researchers asked the women whether they had experienced physical or sexual violence from their partner during the last year, and whether they had received a diagnosis of HIV during the same time. The researchers found that 5.5 percent of the women in relationships reported abuse by their partners. The rate of HIV infection in the women was 0.17 percent. The results showed that women who experience violence from their partners were more than three times as likely to have HIV infection as women who do not. In addition, almost 12 percent of HIV infection among women was due to intimate partner violence. "These numbers are solely due to forced sex on women from their infected in·fect tr.v. in·fect·ed, in·fect·ing, in·fects 1. To contaminate with a pathogenic microorganism or agent. 2. To communicate a pathogen or disease to. 3. To invade and produce infection in. partners. It is a substantial percentage," said Sareen, an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Manitoba Location The main Fort Garry campus is a complex on the Red River in south Winnipeg. It has an area of 2.74 square kilometres. More than 60 major buildings support the teaching and research programs of the university. in Canada. "This is a very large sample of people and, on methodology side, it's a decent study, so people will need to pay attention to it," said Julia Heiman Dr Julia R. Heiman is an American sexologist and psychologist, the fifth Director of The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction at Indiana University from 2004 to present time. , director of The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction at Indiana University Indiana University, main campus at Bloomington; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1820 as a seminary, opened 1824. It became a college in 1828 and a university in 1838. The medical center (run jointly with Purdue Univ. . "The relationship between the two is definitely known worldwide," Heiman said. "The partner violence issue, however, is an important one that often gets lost. The numbers that the researchers found should make people take notice that partner violence is definitely a risk factor for HIV," she added. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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