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Citation

Zierler S, Cunningham WE, Andersen R, Shapiro MF, Nakazono T, Morton S, Crystal S, Stein M, Turner B, St Clair P, Bozzette SA. Am. J. Public Health 2000; 90(2): 208-215.

Affiliation

Department of Community Health, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI, USA. sallyvzierler@brown.edu

Comment In:

Am J Public Health 2000;90(10):1648.

Erratum On

Am J Public Health 2000 Mar;90(3):447

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, American Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10667181

PMCID

PMC1446146

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study estimated the proportion of HIV-infected adults who have been assaulted by a partner or someone important to them since their HIV diagnosis and the extent to which they reported HIV-seropositive status as a cause of the violence. METHODS: Study participants were from a nationally representative probability sample of 2864 HIV-infected adults who were receiving medical care and were enrolled in the HIV Costs and Service Utilization Study. All interviews (91% in person, 9% by telephone) were conducted with computer-assisted personal interviewing instruments. Interviews began in January 1996 and ended 15 months later. RESULTS: Overall, 20.5% of the women, 11.5% of the men who reported having sex with men, and 7.5% of the heterosexual men reported physical harm since diagnosis, of whom nearly half reported HIV-seropositive status as a cause of violent episodes. CONCLUSIONS: HIV-related care is an appropriate setting for routine assessment of violence. Programs to cross-train staff in antiviolence agencies and HIV care facilities need to be developed for men and women with HIV infection.


Language: en

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