Citation

Nasrullah M. Ital. J. Public Health 2011; 8(3): 225-227.

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(Copyright © 2011, Prex)

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Abstract

Given the high prevalence of IPV, including sexual violence in Pakistan, it is likely that wives/main partners of abusive men, especially IDUs, clients of sex workers, truck drivers, and migrant workers, can spread this epidemic to the general population. Exposure to IPV can potentially be a risk marker for having sex with a high-risk partner, a direct risk factor to facilitate HIV infection based on unprotected forced sex, or both. Reducing gender inequality by empowering women through education, social support, economic development schemes, and employment creation is necessary to reduce IPV and its risk for HIV among women in Pakistan.