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3435.0: Monday, November 05, 2007: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM | ||||
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| Intimate partner violence and domestic abuse are the cause of mental, sexual and physical health problems for many women. This session will explore the various cause and effect relationships of intimate partner violence among several demographics and vulnerable populations. Disabled females are disproportionately affected by intimate partner violence, as well as minority women including women from the Dominican Republic. The sexual health implications related to domestic violence include an increased risk of contracting an STI from an intimate partner due to the partner’s tendency to have been diagnosed with an STI in the past. Recent studies have begun to focus on the psychological and mental health effects of domestic abuse, including the link to unemployment. Findings from this session’s speakers suggest the need for further understanding of abused women and their situations, a call for comprehensive services for victims of domestic abuse and policy changes to better protect them. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: 1. Describe differences in intimate partner violence for women with disabilities compared to those without. 2. Understand the association between a man’s sexual risk behavior and intimate partner violence perpetration. 3. Discuss the policy implications of the negative consequences of intimate partner violence. 4. Identify the health needs of abused women. | ||||
| Moderator(s): | Ann L. Coker, PhD | |||
| 4:30 PM |  | Disability, gender and intimate partner violence: Relationships from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Diane L. Smith, PhD, OTR/L | ||
| 4:50 PM | Intimate partner violence perpetration among men and associations with sexual risk and sexually transmitted infection: Findings from a large community-based study Michele R. Decker, MPH, Jhumka Gupta, MPH, Anita Raj, PhD, Jay G. Silverman, PhD | |||
| 5:10 PM | | Intimate partner violence and unemployment among California women Katelyn Perna Mack, BS, Jennifer Alvarez, PhD, Joanne Pavao, MPH, Mark W. Smith, PhD, Nikki Baumrind, PhD, MPH, Rachel Kimerling, PhD | ||
| 5:30 PM | | Domestic violence in the Dominican Republic: An abused women's shelter Tara Trudnak, Wayne Westhoff, PhD, Ludovina Rodriguez, MD | ||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | ||||
| Organized by: | Women's Caucus | |||
| Endorsed by: | APHA-Committee on Women's Rights; Epidemiology; Injury Control and Emergency Health Services; Latino Caucus; Maternal and Child Health; Socialist Caucus | |||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | |||
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