Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with a wide range of negative
outcomes, including sexual risk behavior. This cross-sectional study explored mediators of …

Despite condom use being the most protective measure against the transmission of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV), little is known about the intermediary relationships between …

The majority of research on risky sexual behavior in African American women has examined
global associations between individual-level predictors and behavior. However, this method …

Female sex workers (FSWs) are disproportionately affected by HIV. Inconsistent condom use
(ICU) represents the most proximal risk for acquisition and transmission. We evaluate …

Background Violence reduces sex workers' ability to enforce consistent condom use. Less is
known of violence and condom use among gender diverse sex workers in Jamaica, where …

A growing body of literature highlights the association between women who have
experienced intimate partner abuse (IPA) and their heightened risk for HIV/AIDS (human …

Most new HIV infections among African American women are due to unprotected sex in
heterosexual relationships. Women's scores on measures of relationship power and …

The objectives of this paper are to compare the patterns of condom use at three times for
sexually active HIV-infected women and a comparison group of uninfected women and to …

Given that condom use is not directly under a woman's control, the sexual division of power
may play an important role in sexual behavior among pregnant women. We assessed the …

AIDS risk behavior and attitudes towards safer sex were studied in a sample of 666 African
American and 626 European American women. Condom use, AIDS-related knowledge, risk …