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Sexual Violence in Women with HIV Positive Spouse and Their Mental Health.
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Journal of research in health sciences [J Res Health Sci] 2020 Feb 27; Vol. 20 (1), pp. e00472. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Feb 27. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Background: Sexual violence (SV) against women is one of the most important issues in women's health. We aimed to investigate the related variable for SV against women with HIV spouse and its relationship with mental problems in them.<br />Study Design: A cross-sectional study.<br />Methods: This study was performed on 143 women referred to Hamadan and Malayer Risky Behavior Related Disease Clinic (Triangular Clinic), located in Comprehensive Health Service centers, Iran in 2019. SV and mental problems were assessed using standard questionnaires, based on interview. All analyses performed using SPSS. The significance level of all analyses was considered 0.05.<br />Results: Totally, 407 HIV+ patients were diagnosed from 1998 to 2018, in Hamadan and Malayer cities. We assessed the wives of survivors who allowed about SV. Mean of SV in women with HIV positive spouse was significantly higher than control group (P=0.004). Among all variables, unsafe sex, extramarital relationship, smoking, alcohol, multi-partner and suicide were significantly related to SV; but age, living area, educational status, income and job in both men and women had not statically significant relationship with SV.<br />Conclusion: SV besides its complications and mental problems in women with HIV positive spouses must be considered in interventional programs in order to improve sexual rights in this vulnerable group in the future.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Anxiety epidemiology
Anxiety psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression epidemiology
Depression psychology
Female
Humans
Iran epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Sex Offenses psychology
Spouse Abuse psychology
Spouses psychology
Stress, Psychological epidemiology
Stress, Psychological psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
HIV Infections
Sex Offenses statistics & numerical data
Spouse Abuse statistics & numerical data
Spouses statistics & numerical data
Women's Health statistics & numerical data
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2228-7809
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of research in health sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32814692
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.34172/jrhs.2020.07