@article{ref1,
title="Physiological changes from violence-induced stress and trauma enhance HIV susceptibility among women",
journal="Current HIV/AIDS reports",
year="2019",
author="Tsuyuki, Kiyomi and Cimino, Andrea N. and Holliday, Charvonne N. and Campbell, Jacquelyn C. and Al-Alusi, Noor A. and Stockman, Jamila K.",
volume="16",
number="1",
pages="57-65",
abstract="PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This theoretical review identifies physiological mechanisms by which violence against women (VAW) may increase women's susceptibility to HIV through trauma, stress, and immune dysfunction. RECENT FINDINGS: Research documents systemic and local immune responses are related to stress and trauma from abuse across the life course (i.e., childhood, IPV, adulthood re-victimization). <br><br>FINDINGS are interpreted within a theoretical framework grounded in the Social Stress Theory and the concept of toxic stress, and highlight the current state of the science connecting: (1) VAW to the physiological stress response and immune dysfunction, and (2) the physiological stress response and inflammation to HIV susceptibility and infection in the female reproductive tract. Despite a dearth of research in human subjects, evidence suggests that VAW plays a significant role in creating a physiological environment conducive to HIV infection. We conclude with a discussion of promising future steps for this line of research.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1548-3568",
doi="10.1007/s11904-019-00435-8",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11904-019-00435-8"
}