Prevalence of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Physical Trauma in an HIV-Positive Sample From the Deep South

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ID11029057
AuthorsKathryn Whetten (0000-0002-4841-7695, Kathryn Whetten is with the Center for Health Policy, Law, and Management; Department of Public Policy; the Department of Community and Family Medicine; and the Health Inequalities Program, Duke University, Durham, NC. Jane Leserman is with the Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Kristin Lowe is with the Center for Health Policy, Law, and Management; Department of Public Policy; and the Health Inequalities Program, Duke University, Durham. Dalene Stangl is with the...), Jane Leserman (Kathryn Whetten is with the Center for Health Policy, Law, and Management; Department of Public Policy; the Department of Community and Family Medicine; and the Health Inequalities Program, Duke University, Durham, NC. Jane Leserman is with the Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Kristin Lowe is with the Center for Health Policy, Law, and Management; Department of Public Policy; and the Health Inequalities Program, Duke University, Durham. Dalene Stangl is with the...), Kristin Lowe (Kathryn Whetten is with the Center for Health Policy, Law, and Management; Department of Public Policy; the Department of Community and Family Medicine; and the Health Inequalities Program, Duke University, Durham, NC. Jane Leserman is with the Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Kristin Lowe is with the Center for Health Policy, Law, and Management; Department of Public Policy; and the Health Inequalities Program, Duke University, Durham. Dalene Stangl is with the...), Dalene Stangl (Kathryn Whetten is with the Center for Health Policy, Law, and Management; Department of Public Policy; the Department of Community and Family Medicine; and the Health Inequalities Program, Duke University, Durham, NC. Jane Leserman is with the Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Kristin Lowe is with the Center for Health Policy, Law, and Management; Department of Public Policy; and the Health Inequalities Program, Duke University, Durham. Dalene Stangl is with the...), Nathan Thielman (Kathryn Whetten is with the Center for Health Policy, Law, and Management; Department of Public Policy; the Department of Community and Family Medicine; and the Health Inequalities Program, Duke University, Durham, NC. Jane Leserman is with the Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Kristin Lowe is with the Center for Health Policy, Law, and Management; Department of Public Policy; and the Health Inequalities Program, Duke University, Durham. Dalene Stangl is with the...), Nathan M Thielman (0000-0001-8152-2879, Center for Child and Family Health), Marvin S Swartz (0000-0002-1111-9299, Center for Child and Family Health), Marvin Swartz (Kathryn Whetten is with the Center for Health Policy, Law, and Management; Department of Public Policy; the Department of Community and Family Medicine; and the Health Inequalities Program, Duke University, Durham, NC. Jane Leserman is with the Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Kristin Lowe is with the Center for Health Policy, Law, and Management; Department of Public Policy; and the Health Inequalities Program, Duke University, Durham. Dalene Stangl is with the...), Laura Hanisch (Kathryn Whetten is with the Center for Health Policy, Law, and Management; Department of Public Policy; the Department of Community and Family Medicine; and the Health Inequalities Program, Duke University, Durham, NC. Jane Leserman is with the Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Kristin Lowe is with the Center for Health Policy, Law, and Management; Department of Public Policy; and the Health Inequalities Program, Duke University, Durham. Dalene Stangl is with the...), Laura J Hanisch (Center for Child and Family Health), Lynn Van Scoyoc (Kathryn Whetten is with the Center for Health Policy, Law, and Management; Department of Public Policy; the Department of Community and Family Medicine; and the Health Inequalities Program, Duke University, Durham, NC. Jane Leserman is with the Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Kristin Lowe is with the Center for Health Policy, Law, and Management; Department of Public Policy; and the Health Inequalities Program, Duke University, Durham. Dalene Stangl is with the...)
Year2006
Volume96
Issue6
Pages1028-1030
Publication date2006-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2005.063263
PMID16670226
PMCIDPMC1470636
OpenAlexW2057232970
LanguageEN
Citations received38
References cited34

We examined prevalence and predictors of trauma among HIV-infected persons in the Deep South using data from the Coping with HIV/AIDS in the Southeast (CHASE) study. Over 50% of CHASE participants were abused during their lives, with approximately 30% experiencing abuse before age 13, regardless of gender. Caregiver characteristics were associated with childhood abuse. Abuse is related to increases in high–HIV-risk activities. The findings help explain why people engage in such high-risk activities and can provide guidance in designing improved care and prevention messages

Coping (psychology) · Environmental health · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Injury prevention · Physical abuse · Poison control · Psychiatry · Sexual abuse · Child Abuse and Trauma · Clinical Psychology · Homelessness and Social Issues · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine

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