TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Self-perceived risk of HIV among women with protective orders against male partners
JO  - Health and social work
A1  - Cole, Jennifer
A1  - Logan, T. K.
A1  - Shannon, Lisa
SP  - 287
EP  - 298
VL  - 33
IS  - 4
N2  - Previous research indicates that many individuals who perceive themselves to be at no risk of HIV have recently engaged in risky sexual behaviors (Klein et al., 2003; Schroder et al., 2001). Because HIV risk has been associated with partner violence (Maman et al., 2000), it is important to examine self-perceived risk and actual sexual risk behaviors among partner violence victims. Findings are from a study of adult women (N = 569) who were recruited from courts after they had obtained a protective order against a male intimate partner. Two groups were developed on the basis of self-reported perceptions of risk of HIV at the time of the interview (n = 341, no chance; n = 228, some to high chance). Three main findings from this study are discussed: (1) The number of sexual partners and illicit drug use were associated with women's self-perceived risk of HIV; (2) sexual behaviors within the relationship with the abusive partner were not associated with self-perceived risk; and (3) severity of physical violence and frequency of threatened or forced sex in the abusive relationship were not associated with self-perceived risk of HIV. Implications for social work practice are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0360-7283
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -