?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F11644%2F&rft.title=The+Intersection+of+Intimate+Partner+Violence+and+HIV%2FAIDS+Among+Women+in+India%3A+Moving+Beyond+the+Individual&rft.creator=O'Malley%2C+Teagen+&rft.description=Objective%3A+Intimate+partner+violence+and+HIV%2FAIDS+are+two+intersecting+and+significant+public+health+issues+impacting+the+health+status+of+women+living+in+India.+Although+the+intersection+of+IPV+and+HIV%2FAIDS+has+been+highlighted+as+relevant+in+understanding+HIV+transmission+patterns+among+women%2C+current+prevention+strategies+have+largely+failed+to+address+disease+transmission.+Multiple+methods+were+conducted+with+the+primary+objectives+to+explore+the+multi-level+factors+connecting+risk+for+HIV+infection+and+incidence+of+IPV+among+women+living+in+India%2C+create+a+conceptual+model+outlining+potential+mechanisms+and+pathways+involved%2C+and+discuss+the+implications+for+future+research+and+practice.%0D%0A%0D%0AMethods%3A+A+comprehensive+literature+search+of+IPV+and+HIV%2FAIDS+among+women+living+in+India+resulted+in+the+synthesis+of+24+research+studies.+The+final+set+of+literature+was+analyzed+and+organized+by+thematic+results+related+to+content+and+research+design.+In+addition%2C+participant+observation+fieldwork+took+place+throughout+June+to+August+2011+involving+discussions+with+27+key+informants+to+learn+more+about+the+context+of+IPV+and+HIV%2FAIDS+among+women+living+in+Andhra+Pradesh%2C+India.+Discussion+notes+were+summarized+and+organized+based+on+recurring+themes.%0D%0A%0D%0AResults%3A+More+than+one+third+of+married+women+have+experienced+IPV+by+their+husbands+in+India%2C+where+women+now+account+for+40%25+of+total+HIV%2FAIDS+infections.+Findings+indicate+that+abused+wives+face+heightened+HIV+risk+based+both+on+an+increased+likelihood+of+HIV+infection+among+husbands+and+elevated+HIV+transmission+within+abusive+relationships.+HIV%2FAIDS+and+IPV+are+linked%2C+and+further+confounded+by+many+cultural+beliefs%2C+norms%2C+and+social+institutions+that+legitimize+and+therefore+perpetuate+violence+against+women.%0D%0A%0D%0AConclusion%3A+IPV+and+HIV+infection+among+Indian+women+is+a+multifaceted+issue+subject+to+an+interaction+among+individual%2C+relationship+and+situational%2C+and+sociocultural+factors.+Several+recommendations+are+made+to+strengthen+further+research%2C+practice%2C+and+policy+addressing+the+intersection+of+IPV+and+HIV+infection+among+women+living+in+India.+Qualitative+research+design%2C+specifically+community-based+participatory+approaches%2C+and+sound+IPV+measurement+are+required+for+the+design+of+culturally+appropriate+interventions+specific+to+the+realities+and+needs+of+Indian+women+in+order+to+prevent+and+treat+these+mutually+reinforcing+epidemics.&rft.date=2012-06-29&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F11644%2F1%2Fomalleytl_etd2012.pdf&rft.identifier=++O'Malley%2C+Teagen+++(2012)+The+Intersection+of+Intimate+Partner+Violence+and+HIV%2FAIDS+Among+Women+in+India%3A+Moving+Beyond+the+Individual.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++