Gender and vulnerability to sexual violence

Yore, Jennifer Bentley

Friday, March 20, 2015: 10:15 AM-11:35 AM

Room 13/14 (Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel)

Speaker:
Jennifer Bentley Yore, MPH, Center on Gender Equity and Health, University of California-San Diego

Authors:
Lianne Urada, PhD, University of California, San Diego
Julie E. Ritter, MPH, Center on Gender Equity and Health, University of California-San Diego
Anita Raj, PhD, University of California, San Diego

Presentation Format:
Scientific Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Be able to understand lifespan experiences of sexual violence faced by people living with HIV in the US and and how these experiences may vary by gender/sexual identity and/or orientation.
Be able to understand the intersection of substance use, sex risk (unprotected sex and sex trade), and sexual violence experienced by people living with HIV.

Description:
Data collected from HIV-infected adults recruited from community-based settings across seven sites nation-wide reveals high rates of sexual violence in this population, and increased sexual and substance use related risks among those experiencing recent victimization from sexual violence. This report aims to address knowledge gaps around how sexual violence impacts these risks.