Anita Raj
Biographic Data
| ID | 197601 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anita Raj |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anita |
| FAMILY NAME | Raj |
| SIGNATURE | RAJ A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California San Diego |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8127-5123 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 151 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 613 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 151 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 13 |
The Silent Constraint: Human Development, Fertility Transition and India's Demographic (Gender) Dividend
To contribute to the critical matter of India creating just
Assessing Queer, Trans, and Non-monogamous Youths’ Experiences in a Community-based Research Project on Gender Equity
Assessing Queer, Trans, and Non-monogamous Youths’ Experiences in a Community-based Research Project on Gender Equity
This assessment offers insight into successful implementation of a YPAR approach with queer, trans, and/or non-monogamous young women and non-binary youth, providing a roadmap for health researchers to build projects wherein a diversity of youth feel valued and supported
Self-Report of Sexual Harassment and Assault Differ Based on Political Ideologies Among U.S. Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
This study seeks to provide current evidence on the role of political ideology on shaping retrospective reporting of sexual violence (SV) in the United States. We used cross-sectional, nationally representative data from the online 2024 #MeToo Survey among U.S. adults ( N = 3,350). We found that liberal women were more likely and conservative women and gender diverse adults were less likely to report lifetime SV, relative to moderates. Effects fo…
Is Honor Culture Linked With Depression: Examining the Replicability and Robustness of a Disputed Association at the State and Individual Levels
A large body of evidence indicates that U.S. honor states exhibit higher suicide rates than do dignity states. Research into one potential precipitating factor, depression, has yielded conflicting evidence, with support for an honor–depression association observed by some researchers but not by others. The present research (a) reassessed this association using more robust measures, (b) extended prior work by also examining suicidal ideation, and …
Impact of domestic violence legislation on reported intimate partner violence: A difference-in-differences analysis across 16 countries
Adoption of DV legislation may increase women's reported IPV victimization. Future research could explore effect heterogeneity across multiple socio-demographic subgroups and the potential mechanisms through which such policies may benefit women's health
Intimate partner violence and firearm purchasing: Cross-sectional analysis of statewide survey data from California and Louisiana adults
Findings indicate those experiencing and perpetrating IPV are significantly more likely to report firearm ownership and recent purchase of a firearm
Medical Providers Require Support and Training for Legislative Testimony About Abortion and High-Risk Pregnancy Care
Moving Past a Legacy of Controlling Women: Key Frameworks to Center Women and Girls’ Choice and Agency in Sexual and Reproductive Health Measurement
As the global community looks beyond the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals agenda, there is a critical opportunity to refine and elevate indicators focused on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and to shift nations away from fertility and contraceptive targets. This commentary presents four key frameworks—drawn from a panel at an International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) meeting focused on SRHR measurements…
Recommendations for Measuring Intimate Partner Violence and Relationship Equity Among Queer and Trans Young Women and Non-Binary Youth in British Columbia Canada
Extensive research documents the negative impacts of inequitable intimate relationship power dynamics on gender equity for cisgender, heterosexual women. However, limited research has explored this issue among queer and trans young women and non-binary youth aged 16-29, partly due to inadequate measurement tools. We aimed to (1) explore youth perceptions of existing scales that measure gender and relationship equity; and (2) develop recommendatio…
Preliminary Validation of Two Brief Measures of Masculine and Feminine Honor Endorsement
Researchers have developed numerous individual differences measures to assess people’s endorsement of honor ideology (i.e., beliefs regarding the importance of honor and reputation) with most ranging from 12-36 items in length. Despite having great utility, the length of these measures magnifies the costs associated with survey research, especially in research contexts that use large, representative samples (e.g., health surveys). The present stu…
Assessing the impact of CHARM2, a family planning program on gender attitudes, intimate partner violence, reproductive coercion, and marital quality in India
Using a two-armed cluster randomised controlled trial, CHARM2 (Counselling Husbands to Achieve Reproductive health and Marital equity), a 5-session gender equity and family planning intervention for couples in rural India, showed an impact on family planning outcomes in primary trial analyses. This study examines its effects on gender-equitable attitudes, intimate partner violence, reproductive coercion, and marital quality. We used multilevel mi…
Relationship impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown restrictions on young women and men in Durban and Soweto, South Africa
To deepen our understanding of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on intimate and/or sexual relationships, we conducted a qualitative study among 26 South African women and men aged 21-30 years in Durban and Soweto between September 2020 and March 2021. Overall, 13 women and 12 men who had been in an intimate and/or sexual relationship since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic were asked about the impact of COVID-19 on their relationships with th…
The Emerge framework to measure empowerment for health and development
The EMERGE Framework can guide development and analysis of survey measures on empowerment and is needed as the current state of the field shows limited coverage of empowerment constructs even in areas which have received more study, such as family planning
Nobody has written the book about what non-binary people should put forward in relationships: Exploring gender equity in relationships of queer, trans, and non-monogamous young women and non-binary yo…
Gender, power, and health: Modifiable factors and opportunities for intervention
This collection offers approaches to reimagine and refine the the research agenda on gender as a determinant of health. • Methodological, conceptual, and practical challenges and opportunities in gender-related research reflect the multiple pathways through which gender influences health. • Attending to complex issues of gender and power, and advancing education on gender-related concepts, can improve population health and address health inequiti…
Expanding knowledge of intergenerational violence in the Philippines. A commentary on Kim et al. (2023)
In the era of universal test and treat in Uganda, recent intimate partner violence is not associated with subsequent ART use or viral suppression: Intimate Partner Violence and HIV Care Outcomes
Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been associated with delays throughout the HIV care continuum. This study explored prospective associations between experiences of past-year IPV and two HIV care outcomes in the context of current universal test and treat guidelines using two consecutive rounds of an ongoing HIV surveillance study conducted in the Rakai region of Uganda. Longitudinal logistic regression models examined associations between IPV,…
Is parental engagement associated with subsequent delayed marriage and marital choices of adolescent girls? Evidence from the Understanding the Lives of Adolescents and Young Adults (Udaya) survey in …
Parental engagement on school performance, friendship, and personal issues in early adolescence may help delay marriage and support marital choice for girls in India
Association of traditional marital practices with contraceptive decision-making, couple communication, and method use among couples in rural Maharashtra, India
In India, traditional social practices around marriage, such as non-involvement of prospective brides in choice of partner and timing of marriage, child/early marriage, dowry and purdah , compromise women's agency at the time of marriage and may also affect contraceptive practices in marriage. This paper examines the associations between traditional marital practices and contraceptive behaviours, including women's control over contraceptive decis…
Is the Decision Not to Use Contraception an Indicator of Reproductive Agency
Women's engagement in the decision to use contraception, an indicator captured in the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), is frequently used to assess women's reproductive agency. In 2014, DHS added a corollary question to the women's questionnaire on decision‐making not to use contraception. Study authors hypothesize that women's engagement in decision‐making not to use contraception is also indicative of reproductive agency. Analyzing DHS mic…
Validation of the Fertility Norms Scale and Association with Fertility Intention and Contraceptive Use in India
Social norms related to fertility may be driving pregnancy desire, timing and contraceptive use, but measurement has lagged. We validated a 10‐item injunctive Fertility Norms Scale (FNS) and examined its associations with family planning outcomes among 1021 women and 1020 men in India. FNS captured expectations around pronatalism, childbearing early in marriage and community pressure. We assessed reliability and construct validity through Cronbac…
The associations of everyday and major discrimination exposure with violence and poor mental health outcomes during the Covid-19 pandemic
Relationship and Gender Equity Measurement Among Gender-Inclusive Young Women and Non-Binary Youth in British Columbia (RE-Imagyn BC): Planning a Youth-Led, Community-Based, Qualitative Research Study
Gender-based power dynamics within intimate relationships such as controlling behaviours are driven by inequitable gender norms that perpetuate intimate partner violence (IPV). Yet, the ways in which we understand and measure gender-based power dynamics focus on the relationships of monogamous, cisgender, white, heterosexual women. This paper outlines our process of planning and implementing a qualitative, youth-led, community-based research (CBR…
Effect of preterm birth on early neonatal, late neonatal, and postneonatal mortality in India
Despite India having a high burden of infant deaths and preterm birth, there is a clear lack of studies documenting association between preterm birth and infant mortality in India. Additionally, existing studies have failed to account for unobserved heterogeneity while linking preterm birth with infant mortality. Hence, the present study examines association of preterm birth with early neonatal death (ENND), late neonatal death (LNND), and postne…
Violence Against Immigrant Women: The Roles of Culture, Context, and Legal Immigrant Status on Intimate Partner Violence
Intimate partner violence against immigrant women is at epidemic proportions, but research has only recently begun to address the concern. A review of the legal, medical, and social science research literature reveals little data, but that which exist demonstrate that immigrant women's cultures, contexts, and legal status (a) increase vulnerability for abuse, (b) are used by batterers to control and abuse immigrant women, and (c) create barriers …
On the Margin: Power and Women's HIV Risk Reduction Strategies
Masculine Gender Roles Associated with Increased Sexual Risk and Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration among Young Adult Men
Community empowerment paradigm drift and the primary prevention of HIV/Aids
Male Perpetration of Teen Dating Violence: Associations with Neighborhood Violence Involvement, Gender Attitudes, and Perceived Peer and Neighborhood Norms
Women's Sexual Health: The Need for Feminist Analyses in Public Health in the Decade of Behavior
Women's sexual health is directly affected by women's low status in society. This low status, and subsequent lack of sexual autonomy not only increases risk for sexual health problems, it also decreases ability to obtain treatment and support when a sexual health concern arises. This has clearly been demonstrated in the HIV epidemic within the U.S. Earlier in the epidemic, women were simply ignored by public health research and practice. Once the…
Losing the “Gender” in Gender-Based Violence: The Missteps of Research on Dating and Intimate Partner Violence
A multitude of quantitative and qualitative research studies as well as volumes of health and criminal justice data from across the globe clearly demonstrate that male intimate partner violence (IPV) against women and girls is an issue of tremendous public health and human rights significance worldwide (i.e., the health and freedom of girls and women are affected at the population level; Amnesty International, 2004; Garcia-Moreno, Jansen, Ellsber…
Development of the India Patriarchy Index: Validation and Testing of Temporal and Spatial Patterning
While existing indices of gender equality measure the role of women’s status and position, they inadequately contextualize the broader construct of patriarchy, a social system that underlies many gender inequitable practices. An index capturing patriarchy may afford increased understanding of this social system, and may serve to complement other gender equality indices. This paper involves the development and testing of a novel composite measure,…
Domestic Violence Help-Seeking Behaviors of South Asian Battered Women Residing in the United States
This study was designed to assess domestic violence help-seeking behaviors among battered South Asian women residing in Greater Boston, USA. Prevalence of these behaviors was assessed among South Asian women reporting violence in their current relationship via an anonymous survey (N=44). Forms and qualities of help-seeking behaviors and needs were assessed via in-depth interviews with a separate sample of self-identified battered South Asian wome…
Girl Child Marriage and Its Association With National Rates of HIV, Maternal Health, and Infant Mortality Across 97 Countries
This study was designed to assess associations between national rates of girl child marriage and national rates of HIV and maternal and child health (MCH) concerns, using national indicator data from 2009 United Nations reports. Current analyses were limited to the N = 97 nations (of 188 nations) for which girl child marriage data were available. Regression analyses adjusted for development and world region demonstrate that nations with higher ra…
Victims of Intimate Partner Violence More Likely to Report Abuse From In-Laws
The current study of South Asians in the United States was designed to assess quantitatively the association between intimate partner violence (IPV) and emotional abuse by in-laws (n=169) and to qualitatively identify via in-depth interviews with battered women (n=23) forms of abuse perpetrated by in-laws. Quantitative findings demonstrate a significant relationship between IPV and abuse from in-laws (odds ratio=5.7, 95% confidence interval=1.5-2…
Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence Associated With Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Young Adult Men
Objective. We assessed the association between intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration and sexual risk behaviors and fatherhood (having fathered children) among young men. Methods. Sexually active men aged 18 to 35 years who visited an urban community health center and who reported having sexual intercourse with a steady female partner during the past 3 months (N = 283) completed a brief self-administered survey about sexual risk behaviors, …
Immigrant South Asian Women at Greater Risk for Injury From Intimate Partner Violence
Intimate partner violence and intimate partner violence–related homicide disproportionately affect immigrant women.1–6 South Asian women residing in the United States appear to be at particularly high risk for intimate partner violence, with 40% reporting intimate partner violence in their current relationship in a recent study.3 Other research indicates that immigration-related social isolation, often resulting from the absence of both family in…
Prevalence and Correlates of Relationship Abuse Among a Community-Based Sample of Low-Income African American Women
This study examined the relationship between social and economic power and incidence of male-perpetrated abuse among low-income African American women with partners (N = 102). Relationship abuse was common among participants; 48% reported verbal abuse, threats of physical abuse, or physical abuse in the past 3 months. Findings also illustrated that disempowerment of women, particularly in relationships, increases female vulnerability to abuse. Re…
Longitudinal analysis of the impact of economic empowerment on risk for intimate partner violence among married women in rural Maharashtra, India
The Emerge framework to measure empowerment for health and development
The EMERGE Framework can guide development and analysis of survey measures on empowerment and is needed as the current state of the field shows limited coverage of empowerment constructs even in areas which have received more study, such as family planning
Experiences of Racial Discrimination and Relation to Sexual Risk for HIV among a Sample of Urban Black and African American Men
Demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods among sexually active women in low- and middle-income countries: Who is lagging behind
Family planning is key for reducing unintended pregnancies and their health consequences and is also associated with improvements in economic outcomes. Our objective was to identify groups of sexually active women with extremely low demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods (mDFPS) in low- and middle-income countries, at national and subnational levels to inform the improvement and expansion of programmatic efforts to narrow the ga…
Shared Communities, Structural Contexts, and HIV Risk: Prioritizing the HIV Risk and Prevention Needs of Black Heterosexual Men
Black heterosexual men (BHM) are seldom mentioned in HIV prevention research, policy, and interventions, despite evidence that heterosexual contact is becoming the leading exposure category for BHM. The disparate effect of HIV/AIDS on BHM; the debunked “down low” myth; the contexts of BHM's lives in terms of disproportionate poverty, unemployment, and incarceration; and a growing empirical base linking these factors to increased HIV risk, undersc…
Coercive Forms of Sexual Risk and Associated Violence Perpetrated by Male Partners of Female Adolescents
The high prevalence of intimate partner violence against young women attending adolescent clinics strongly indicates the need to target this population for abuse-related interventions. This need is underlined by the observed association between partner violence and sexual risk involving coercion or deception by male partners. Clinic-based STD and pregnancy prevention efforts should include assessment of sexual risk factors that are beyond the con…
Premigration Exposure to Political Violence and Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence Among Immigrant Men in Boston
Objectives. We examined associations between premigration political violence exposure and past-year intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration among immigrant men attending community health centers in Boston. Methods. A convenience sample of immigrant men (N = 379; aged 18–35 years), largely from the Caribbean and Cape Verde, who attend community health centers, completed an anonymous, cross-sectional survey on risk and protective factors for m…
Sexual Violence Against Adolescent Girls: Influences of Immigration and Acculturation
This study investigates associations between immigration and acculturation with sexual assault among a large, representative sample of high school girls. The analysis utilized data from the Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior Surveys conducted in 1999, 2001, and 2003 (N = 5,919). Adjusted logistic regression analyses were conducted among the full sample and a sexually active subsample. Being an immigrant was associated with recurring sexual assault…
Is the Decision Not to Use Contraception an Indicator of Reproductive Agency
Women's engagement in the decision to use contraception, an indicator captured in the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), is frequently used to assess women's reproductive agency. In 2014, DHS added a corollary question to the women's questionnaire on decision‐making not to use contraception. Study authors hypothesize that women's engagement in decision‐making not to use contraception is also indicative of reproductive agency. Analyzing DHS mic…
Multisectorial Afghan Perspectives on Girl Child Marriage: Foundations for Change Do Exist in Afghanistan
The objective of this study was to identify Afghan perspectives on the causes of and potential solutions to child and forced marriage in the country. Open-ended interviews (N = 102 interviews) were conducted with religious leaders, police, teachers, and nongovernmental organizations (NGO) and government officials in Kabul, Jalalabad, and Mazar. Informants reported recognition of the poor social and health consequences of these practices for mothe…
Prevalence and Patterns of Sexual Assault Across the Life Span Among Incarcerated Women
This study investigated the prevalence of and associations among sexual assault by life stage (childhood, adolescence, or adulthood) and perpetrator (family, stranger, friend, or partner) via a survey of a statewide sample of incarcerated women (N = 484). Participants were 18 to 56 years old, and the majority were White (56%). Results demonstrate higher rates of sexual assault in childhood (35%) and adulthood (22%) as compared with adolescence (1…
Community empowerment paradigm drift and the primary prevention of HIV/Aids
Prevalence and Correlates of Relationship Abuse Among a Community-Based Sample of Low-Income African American Women
This study examined the relationship between social and economic power and incidence of male-perpetrated abuse among low-income African American women with partners (N = 102). Relationship abuse was common among participants; 48% reported verbal abuse, threats of physical abuse, or physical abuse in the past 3 months. Findings also illustrated that disempowerment of women, particularly in relationships, increases female vulnerability to abuse. Re…
The Relationship Between Sexual Abuse and Sexual Risk Among High School Students: Findings from the 1997 Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior Survey
On the Margin: Power and Women's HIV Risk Reduction Strategies
Women's Sexual Health: The Need for Feminist Analyses in Public Health in the Decade of Behavior
Women's sexual health is directly affected by women's low status in society. This low status, and subsequent lack of sexual autonomy not only increases risk for sexual health problems, it also decreases ability to obtain treatment and support when a sexual health concern arises. This has clearly been demonstrated in the HIV epidemic within the U.S. Earlier in the epidemic, women were simply ignored by public health research and practice. Once the…
Violence Against Immigrant Women: The Roles of Culture, Context, and Legal Immigrant Status on Intimate Partner Violence
Intimate partner violence against immigrant women is at epidemic proportions, but research has only recently begun to address the concern. A review of the legal, medical, and social science research literature reveals little data, but that which exist demonstrate that immigrant women's cultures, contexts, and legal status (a) increase vulnerability for abuse, (b) are used by batterers to control and abuse immigrant women, and (c) create barriers …
Immigrant South Asian Women at Greater Risk for Injury From Intimate Partner Violence
Intimate partner violence and intimate partner violence–related homicide disproportionately affect immigrant women.1–6 South Asian women residing in the United States appear to be at particularly high risk for intimate partner violence, with 40% reporting intimate partner violence in their current relationship in a recent study.3 Other research indicates that immigration-related social isolation, often resulting from the absence of both family in…
Dating Violence and Associated Sexual Risk and Pregnancy Among Adolescent Girls in the United States
Objectives. To assess the annual prevalence of physical violence from dating partners among a representative sample of sexually experienced adolescent girls attending US public and private high schools, as well as sexual risk behaviors and pregnancy among this population. Design, Setting, Participants, and Measures. Female students (9th through 12th grade) (N = 6864) participating in the 2001 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey completed measures…
Abused women report greater male partner risk and gender-based risk for HIV: Findings from a community-based study with Hispanic women
The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and sexual risk in terms of safer sex behaviour and intent, individual and gender-based HIV risk factors, and male partner HIV risk, among a lower-income community-based sample of Hispanic women reporting a current male sexual partner. Baseline survey data on HIV-related behaviours and risk factors gathered from participants (N=170) of an HIV interven…
South Asian Victims of Intimate Partner Violence More Likely than Non-Victims to Report Sexual Health Concerns
Heterosexual Behavioral Maintenance and Change Following HIV Counseling and Testing
This study investigated heterosexual HIV risk behaviors, changes in stage of change for safer sex and factors associated with such changes, among a diverse sample of 560 heterosexually active individuals presenting at publicly funded HIV C&T sites. Questionnaires were administrated before HIV C&T, and three months afterwards. Positive serostatus was the most significant predictor of safer behavior after C&T. Many seronegative participants stopped…
Intimate partner violence victimization prior to and during pregnancy among women residing in 26 U.S. states: Associations with maternal and neonatal health
Intimate Partner Violence Associated With Poor Health Outcomes in U.S. South Asian Women
Immigration-Based Disparities in Adolescent Girls’ Vulnerability to Dating Violence
Sex Trade, Sexual Risk, and Nondisclosure of HIV Serostatus: Findings from HIV-Infected Persons with a History of Alcohol Problems
Masculine Gender Roles Associated with Increased Sexual Risk and Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration among Young Adult Men
Social Norms and Beliefs Regarding Sexual Risk and Pregnancy Involvement among Adolescent Males Treated for Dating Violence Perpetration
Victims of Intimate Partner Violence More Likely to Report Abuse From In-Laws
The current study of South Asians in the United States was designed to assess quantitatively the association between intimate partner violence (IPV) and emotional abuse by in-laws (n=169) and to qualitatively identify via in-depth interviews with battered women (n=23) forms of abuse perpetrated by in-laws. Quantitative findings demonstrate a significant relationship between IPV and abuse from in-laws (odds ratio=5.7, 95% confidence interval=1.5-2…
Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence Associated With Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Young Adult Men
Objective. We assessed the association between intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration and sexual risk behaviors and fatherhood (having fathered children) among young men. Methods. Sexually active men aged 18 to 35 years who visited an urban community health center and who reported having sexual intercourse with a steady female partner during the past 3 months (N = 283) completed a brief self-administered survey about sexual risk behaviors, …
Intimate partner violence and unwanted pregnancy, miscarriage, induced abortion, and stillbirth among a national sample of Bangladeshi women
Objective To estimate (1) lifetime prevalence of physical and sexual victimisation from husbands among a national sample of Bangladeshi women, (2) associations of unwanted pregnancy and experiences of husband violence, and (3) associations of miscarriage, induced abortion, and fetal death/stillbirth and such victimisation. Design Cross‐sectional, nationally representative study utilizing matched husband‐wife data from the 2004 MEASURE Bangladesh …
Gender differences in associations between exposure to school HIV education and protective sexual behaviors and sexually transmitted disease/HIV diagnosis among high school students
This study aimed to assess associations between school HIV education and protective sexual behaviors and sexually transmitted disease (STD)/HIV diagnosis with a representative sample of male and female high school students. Data from male and female adolescent participants in the 1999, 2001 and 2003 Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior Survey (n = 12,243) were analyzed. Adjusted regression analyses stratified by gender were conducted to assess relat…
Contexts of condom use and non-condom use among young adolescent male perpetrators of dating violence
The purpose of this study was to examine qualitatively the context of and reasons for condom use and non-use among adolescent male perpetrators of dating violence. Semi-structured anonymous interviews were conducted with 19 adolescent males recruited from intervention programs for adolescent perpetrators of dating violence. Interviews included questions about dating violence perpetration, sexual relationships and risk behaviors. Interviews were a…
Implications of Cannabis Use and Heavy Alcohol Use on HIV Drug Risk Behaviors in Russian Heroin Users
Cannabis and heavy alcohol use potentially increase HIV transmission by increasing risky drug behaviors. We studied 404 subjects entering treatment for heroin dependence, in St. Petersburg, Russia. We used the HIV Risk Assessment Battery (RAB) drug subscale to measure risky drug behavior. Although all heavy alcohol users had risky drug behaviors, their drug RAB scores did not differ from non-heavy alcohol users in unadjusted or adjusted analyses.…
Migration, Sexual Exploitation, and Women's Health: A Case Report From a Community Health Center
An estimated 50,000 women and children are annually trafficked into the United States, resulting in complex health and social consequences and significant risk for violence. This article presents a case of a trafficked woman identified in the U.S. health system and describes the vulnerabilities to forced prostitution as a result of trafficking and the challenges in providing an effective and comprehensive response to meet safety and health care n…
Sexual Violence Against Adolescent Girls: Influences of Immigration and Acculturation
This study investigates associations between immigration and acculturation with sexual assault among a large, representative sample of high school girls. The analysis utilized data from the Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior Surveys conducted in 1999, 2001, and 2003 (N = 5,919). Adjusted logistic regression analyses were conducted among the full sample and a sexually active subsample. Being an immigrant was associated with recurring sexual assault…
Medicine (127 works) · Psychology (92 works) · Environmental health (80 works) · Demography (77 works) · Demography (61 works) · Population (60 works) · Sociology (59 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (55 works) · Poison control (52 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (50 works)