Intergenerational pathways linking childhood sexual abuse to HIV risk among women

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-169

  Cavanaugh, Courtenay E ^a   Classen, Catherine C ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood sexual abuse; HIV AIDS; Intergenerational relations; Review; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PARENTING; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 68549120940     PISSN: 15299732     EISSN: 15299740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299730802624536     Document Type: Review

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