Gwandure C
Department of Psychology, Wits University, Johannesburg, Randburg, South Africa.
AIDS Care. 2007 Nov;19(10):1313-5. doi: 10.1080/09540120701426508.
This study examined the hypothesis that sexual assault in childhood is a risk factor in HIV and AIDS prevention and control in adulthood. It comprised 40 participants who were survivors of child sexual abuse and 40 participants who were not sexually abused. The sample had 20 sexually abused men, 20 non sexually abused men, 20 sexually abused women and 20 non sexually abused women. The group that had men and women who had a history of sexual assault reported higher HIV and AIDS risk behaviours than the non-abused comparison group. The survivors of sexual assault also had higher levels of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, suicide ideation and external locus of control. They reported low self-esteem. This unhealthy psychological functioning was found to be a risk factor in HIV and AIDS prevention and control. Implications for future research are discussed.
本研究检验了童年期性侵犯是成年期艾滋病毒和艾滋病预防与控制的一个风险因素这一假设。研究包括40名童年期性虐待幸存者和40名未遭受性虐待的参与者。样本中有20名曾遭受性虐待的男性、20名未遭受性虐待的男性、20名曾遭受性虐待的女性和20名未遭受性虐待的女性。有性侵犯史的男性和女性组报告的艾滋病毒和艾滋病风险行为高于未受虐待的对照组。性侵犯幸存者还具有更高水平的创伤后应激障碍、抑郁、自杀意念和外部控制点。他们报告自尊水平较低。这种不健康的心理功能被发现是艾滋病毒和艾滋病预防与控制的一个风险因素。文中还讨论了对未来研究的启示。
