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Intimate partner violence and HIV/STD risk among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Heintz, Adam Jackson |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | To date, there has been little research examining HIV/STD risk among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals who are in abusive relationships. This article uses data collected from a community-based organization that provides counseling for LGBT victims of intimate partner violence (IPV). A total of 58 clients completed the survey, which inquired as to sexual violence and difficulties negotiating safer sex with their abusive partners. A large percentage of participants reported being forced by their partners to have sex (41%). Many stated that they felt unsafe to ask their abusive partners to use safer sex protection or that they feared their partners' response to safer sex (28%). In addition, many participants experienced sexual (19%), physical (21%), and/or verbal abuse (32%) as a direct consequence of asking their partner to use safer sex protection. Training counselors on issues of sexuality and safer sex will benefit victims of IPV. |
| Starting Page | 193 |
| Ending Page | 208 |
| Page Count | 16 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.pinktherapy.com/portals/0/CourseResources/IntimatePartnersviolence.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 16368761v1 |
| Volume Number | 21 |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of interpersonal violence |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Clients Dienestrol Female Homosexuality HIV Infections Intimate Partner Violence Physiological Sexual Disorders Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated Sexually Transmitted Diseases Substance Abuse Detection |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |