Violence Prevention among HIV-Positive Women with Histories of Violence: Healing Women in Their Communities

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• 作者：Gail E. Wyatt ; PhD^a ; ^{gwyatt@mednet.ucla.edu}  ; [Author Vitae] ; Alison B. Hamilton ; PhD ; MPH^a ; ^b  ; [Author Vitae] ; Hector F. Myers ; PhD^c  ; [Author Vitae] ; Jodie B. Ullman ; PhD^d  ; [Author Vitae] ; Dorothy Chin ; PhD^a  ; [Author Vitae] ; Lekeisha A. Sumner ; PhD^a  ; [Author Vitae] ; Tamra B. Loeb ; PhD^a  ; [Author Vitae] ; Jennifer V. Carmona ; PhD^a  ; [Author Vitae] ; Muyu Zhang ; MA ; MS^a  ; [Author Vitae] ; Honghu Liu ; PhD^e  ; [Author Vitae]
• 刊名：Women's Health Issues
• 出版年：2011
• 出版时间：November-December, 2011
• 年：2011
• 卷：21
• 期：6_supp_S
• 页码：S255-S260
• 全文大小：1K

文摘

Experiences of past and current gender-based violence are common among HIV-positive women in the United States, who are predominantly from ethnic minority groups. However, culturally congruent, feasible interventions for HIV-positive women who have experienced past and/or current violence are not widely available. The Office on Women¡¯s Health Gender Forum has made several recommendations for responding to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy Implementation Plan, including recommendations to incorporate gender-based violence prevention into a comprehensive, gender-responsive national strategy. This paper draws on an example of a community-based project for HIV-positive women, the Healing Our Women Project, to illustrate how violence prevention can be achieved within peer-led and community-based programming. Strong community partnerships, responsiveness to community needs and local cultural norms, a trained workforce, and culturally competent care are programmatic cornerstones of gender-responsive services. HIV-positive women with histories of gender-based violence and risk factors for current and future violence deserve the highest quality gender-responsive services to ensure that they can address their health needs within contexts of safety and respect.