Forced sex & HIV risk among abused women of African descent

Draughon, Jessica E.

Friday, March 30, 2012: 10:20 AM-10:40 AM

Yerba Buena Salon 7 (San Francisco Marriott Marquis)

Speaker:
Jessica E. Draughon, PhD(c), MSN, RN, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing

Authors:
Marguerite B. Lucea, PhD, MSN, MPH, RN, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Jamila K. Stockman, PhD, MPH, University of California
Mary T. Paterno, PhD(c), MSN, CNM, RN, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Desiree R. Bertrand, MSN, RN, University of the Virgin Islands
Phyllis Sharps, PhD, RN, FAAN, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Doris Campbell, PhD, ARNP, FAAN, University of the Virgin Islands
Jacquelyn C. Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing

Presentation Format:
Poster

Description:
Intimate partner violence and sexual violence have been associated with HIV risk behaviors including concurrent and multiple sexual partners, high-risk sexual partners and inconsistent condom use. This poster compares HIV risk behaviors among a sample of abused African Caribbean and African American women reporting forced sex, with those never experiencing forced sex. This research supported by a subcontract with the Caribbean Exploratory NIMHD Research Center of Excellence (CERC), University of the Virgin Islands, Grant # P20MD002286, National Institutes of Health.