Self-defining as sexually abused and adult sexual risk behavior: Results from a cross-sectional survey of women attending an STD clinic

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 353-362

  Senn, Theresa E ^a   Carey, Michael P ^a   Coury Doniger, Patricia ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse perception; Child sexual abuse; Sexual risk behavior; Traumagenic dynamics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956306661     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.01.013     Document Type: Article

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