Dr. Adams
08-15-2008, 07:51 AM
"A large population-based study of married women in India shows the prevalence of HIV infection is 4 times greater among those who experience physical and sexual violence at the hands of their partners compared with women who are not abused.
With the third-largest number of HIV cases of any country in the world, India is recognized as the source of increasing HIV prevalence. Recent estimates reveal 0.22% of women and 0.36% of men aged 15 to 49 years are HIV positive.
The authors also note that despite reductions in the prevalence of infection among India's general population, women account for a rising percentage of all HIV cases, with husbands' risk behavior described as a major source of women's infection. They also point out that IPV has been linked to heterosexual transmission of HIV to women in India and elsewhere."
JAMA. 2008;300:703-710. Abstract
With the third-largest number of HIV cases of any country in the world, India is recognized as the source of increasing HIV prevalence. Recent estimates reveal 0.22% of women and 0.36% of men aged 15 to 49 years are HIV positive.
The authors also note that despite reductions in the prevalence of infection among India's general population, women account for a rising percentage of all HIV cases, with husbands' risk behavior described as a major source of women's infection. They also point out that IPV has been linked to heterosexual transmission of HIV to women in India and elsewhere."
JAMA. 2008;300:703-710. Abstract