TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Does a history of trauma contribute to HIV risk for women of color? Implications for prevention and policy
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Wyatt, Gail Elizabeth
A1  - Myers, Hector F.
A1  - Williams, John K.
A1  - Kitchen, Christina Ramirez
A1  - Loeb, Tamra
A1  - Carmona, Jennifer Vargas
A1  - Wyatt, Lacey E.
A1  - Chin, Dorothy
A1  - Presley, Nicole
SP  - 660
EP  - 665
VL  - 92
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVES: We investigated history of abuse and other HIV-related risk factors in a community sample of 490 HIV-positive and HIV-negative African American, European American, and Latina women. METHODS: Baseline interviews were analyzed, and logistic regressions were used to identify predictors of risk for positive HIV serostatus overall and by racial/ethnic group. RESULTS: Race/ethnicity was not an independent predictor of HIV-related risk, and few racial/ethnic differences in risk factors for HIV were seen. Regardless of race/ethnicity, HIV-positive women had more sexual partners, more sexually transmitted diseases, and more severe histories of abuse than did HIV-negative women. Trauma history was a general risk factor for women, irrespective of race/ethnicity. CONCLUSIONS: Limited material resources, exposure to violence, and high-risk sexual behaviors were the best predictors of HIV risk.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -