Using the theory of gender and power to examine experiences of partner violence, sexual negotiation, and risk of HIV/AIDS among economically disadvantaged women in Southern India

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 155-178

  Panchanadeswaran, Subadra ^a   Johnson, Sethulakshmi C ^b   Go, Vivian F ^a   Srikrishnan, A K ^b   Sivaram, Sudha ^a   Solomon, Suniti ^b   Bentley, Margaret E ^c   Celentano, David ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b YRG CARE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender and power theory; HIV AIDS risk; Intimate partner violence; Poor women in India; Resistance strategies; Sex work; Sexual negotiation

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POVERTY; SEXUALITY;

EID: 57749166470     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926770802097327     Document Type: Article

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