Jamila K. Stockman|Marguerite B. Lucea|Jacquelyn C. Campbell
Forced Sexual Initiation, Sexual Intimate Partner Violence and HIV Risk in Women: A Global Review of the Literature
University of California, San Diego|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins University
coerced forced sexual initiation sexual intimate partner violence sexual ipv contribute significantly womans risk hiv infection review systematically examines global research n 21 studies published since 2000 role coercedforced sexual initiation sexual ipv hiv risk women predominantly low middleincome countries coercedforced sexual initiation associated hivstis multiple highrisk sex partners condom use studies using behaviorally specific terms sexual ipv found strong associations sexual ipv hiv risk behaviors contrast studies using less specific definitions often failed find significant associations develop comprehensive hiv prevention programs future efforts integrate behaviorally specific terms assessing prevalence sexual ipv association hiv risk consider cultural differences identify causal pathways coerced forced sexual initiation hiv risk behaviors hivsti infection