151. Violence Prevention among HIV-Positive Women with Histories of Violence: Healing Women in Their Communities
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Wyatt, Gail E., Hamilton, Alison B., Myers, Hector F., Ullman, Jodie B., Chin, Dorothy, Sumner, Lekeisha A., Loeb, Tamra B., Carmona, Jennifer V., Zhang, Muyu, and Liu, Honghu
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VIOLENCE prevention , *ETHNIC groups , *HIV-positive persons , *HUMAN rights , *WOMEN , *COMMUNITY-based social services , *HUMAN services programs - Abstract
Abstract: Experiences of past and current gender-based violence are common among HIV-positive women in the United States, who are predominantly from ethnic minority groups. However, culturally congruent, feasible interventions for HIV-positive women who have experienced past and/or current violence are not widely available. The Office on Women’s Health Gender Forum has made several recommendations for responding to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy Implementation Plan, including recommendations to incorporate gender-based violence prevention into a comprehensive, gender-responsive national strategy. This paper draws on an example of a community-based project for HIV-positive women, the Healing Our Women Project, to illustrate how violence prevention can be achieved within peer-led and community-based programming. Strong community partnerships, responsiveness to community needs and local cultural norms, a trained workforce, and culturally competent care are programmatic cornerstones of gender-responsive services. HIV-positive women with histories of gender-based violence and risk factors for current and future violence deserve the highest quality gender-responsive services to ensure that they can address their health needs within contexts of safety and respect. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2011
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