Intimate Partner Violence Essay

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Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a problem that most people do not address in the proper way. Many devastating things happen as a result of this, whether the pain you experience is from the emotional toll that this can cause or the physical abuse that may come along. One aspect that appeared interesting was the effects that IPV may have within the risk of obtaining HIV. Looking through the “Journal of Family Violence” Viol (2009) 24:221-229, I discovered the article “Intimate Partner Violence and HIV Risk-Propensity in Black/ African American Women”, which discussed these concepts. The article defines IPV as any act that is used to control, terrorize, or dominate another, within a relationship (Josephs and Abel). With that being said, a study was done with an anonymous…show more content…
I agree with the author’s opinion that intimate partner violence might lead to increased HIV risk in African-American women. This is because women who reported that they engaged in sexual activities with their partner even though they didn’t want to be was shown to be moderately correlated to being afraid to ask partner to use a condom for fear he would leave or hit. This study was created to inform knowledge about HIV among African- American Women as well as how being in an intimate partner violence relationship could affect the risk of obtaining HIV. The spread of HIV is rising rapidly, one way that we can try to prevent this is to stay informed. Being in an intimate partner violence is just one way the deadly disease of HIV can spread. The support of others is invaluable when dealing with somebody in an intimate partner violence relationship. So please keep your eyes and ears open. Things could be happening right under your

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