Document 0009
 DOCN  M9650009
 TI    Is sexual abuse in childhood or adolescence a predisposing factor for
       HIV infection during adolescence?
 DT    9605
 AU    Lyon ME; Richmond D; D'Angelo LJ; Department of Adolescent and Young
       Adult Medicine, Children's; National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.,
       USA.
 SO    Pediatr AIDS HIV Infect. 1995 Oct;6(5):271-5. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE AIDS/96156175
 AB    This exploratory study was conducted to determine whether sexual abuse
       might be a risk factor or marker for other risk factors for Human
       Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. Twenty-five HIV-positive
       adolescents were assessed for a variety of possible risk factors for HIV
       infection, including prior history of sexual abuse. Fifteen (60%) had a
       history of sexual abuse. A history of sexual abuse may be a risk factor
       for HIV infection directly, or it may be associated with or predispose
       one to other risk factors. The latter mechanism may be related to the
       long-term negative outcomes of some individuals with a history of sexual
       abuse. These may include same-sex sexual experiences as an adolescent,
       re-victimization with additional episodes of abuse, multiple consensual
       sexual partners, and drug and/or alcohol abuse. Preventive interventions
       aimed at reducing the risk of HIV infection must take a history of
       sexual abuse into account. Patients with such a history deserve
       intensive psychological counseling to help prevent adverse behavioral
       outcomes that can result in HIV infection.
 DE    Adolescence  Adult  Age Factors  Causality  Child  *Child Abuse,
       Sexual/PSYCHOLOGY/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  Counseling  Female  Human
       HIV Infections/*ETIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  Interview,
       Psychological  Male  Medical History Taking  Sex Behavior  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE

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