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IPV-HIV interrelated risks: A socioecological approach
Description: The purpose of this presentation is to describe an IPV-HIV socio-ecological model (SEM) that assists in understanding and identifying women's interrelated IPV-HIV risk factors and corresponding points of intervention to prevent or reduce women's IPV-HIV risk and enhance their health and well-being. The use of a SEM assists in the understanding of how women live and function within multi-levels of influence. The levels of influence are: 1) individual (biology, genetics, personal history), 2) interpersonal (family, friends, social networks), 3) community (neighborhoods), and 4) societal (local, state, national laws/policies).
Lessons Learned: A SEM approach supports a public health perspective that recognizes women's interrelated IPV-HIV risk, focuses on the social/environmental levels of influence that create and/or perpetrate the conditions that foster women's increased risk of IPV-HIV, and acknowledges that women's behavior/behavior changes are contextually driven.
Recommendations: Increased awareness of the interrelation of IPV-HIV among women's health care providers, development of protocols for IPV-HIV assessment and intervention, and cross training of staff to assess and intervene for both public health epidemics will enhance the health and well-being of women.
Learning Objectives:
Explain the components of a socioecological model (SEM)
Identify factors from a SEM approach that influence women's IPV-HIV risks
Keywords: Battered Women, HIV Risk Behavior
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have approximately 20 years in the field of academia, research, and community/public/mental health experience. My work has been disseminated in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and international conferences.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.