Gender-based violence, relationship power, and risk of HIV infection in women attending antenatal clinics in South Africa
The LancetPublished 1 May 2004
Kristin Dunkle, Rachel Jewkes, Heather Brown, Glenda Gray, James A. McIntryre, Sioḃán D. Harlow
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Women with violent or controlling male partners are at increased risk of HIV infection and it is postulate that abusive men are more likely to have HIV and impose risky sexual practices on partners.
Abstract
Women with violent or controlling male partners are at increased risk of HIV infection. We postulate that abusive men are more likely to have HIV and impose risky sexual practices on partners. Research on connections between social constructions of masculinity, intimate partner violence, male dominance in relationships, and HIV risk behaviours in men, as well as effective interventions, are urgently needed.
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