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Addressing Violence Against Women Gap
Interventions are needed to combat gender-based violence of sex workers and women who inject drugs. [See %{s:9} and %{s:11}]
Addressing Violence Against Women
Strategies are needed to ensure that women are able to complete their PEP regimen. One study found that travel costs and distance were factors in women not completing their PEP regimen. A meta-analysis found that adherence to PEP is poor in all settings (Chacko et al., 2012).
Addressing Violence Against Women
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Programs are needed to reduce violence against women who test HIV-positive and/or are already living with HIV. A study found that HIV-positive women report that they were subjected to violence upon disclosure of their serostatus. Women living with HIV continue to experience violence (Hale and Vazquez, 2011). A study of serodiscordant couples found that intimate partner violence was more frequent in those who were HIV positive (2.7% as compared to 2.2%). Those women who suffered from violence prior to couples testing continued to experience violence (Were et al., 2011).
Addressing Violence Against Women
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Interventions that reduce commute times and/or ensure easy and safe access to safe public transportation may lessen the risk of sexual violence among adolescent girls. A study found that long commutes for girls increased the risk of sexual violence.
Addressing Violence Against Women
1 study
Programs are needed that link interventions addressing HIV/AIDS and child abuse. One report found that no PEP access guidelines exist for children who were raped and were under the age of 14. Other studies found high risk behavior among those who had been sexually abused as children.
Addressing Violence Against Women
1 study
Effective interventions are needed to reduce sexual coercion among youth. A study among youth both found high rates of sexual coercion for both males and females which was correlated with early sexual debut and a greater likelihood of multiple sexual partners. [See also %{c:9}]
Addressing Violence Against Women
1 study