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Young sexual and gender minorities - assigned male at birth (YSGM-AMAB) frequently experience intimate partner violence, with bisexual, transgender and low-income individuals in this group having the highest victimization rates.
“Our findings demonstrate just how common and chronic intimate partner violence is for young gender and sexual minorities,” said Marybec Griffin, an assistant professor in the Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy at Rutgers School of Public Health and coauthor of the study. - Chronic intimate partner violence is common among young sexual and gender minorities
- It is time to develop initiatives for preventing violence in intimate relationship, as well as the creation and improvement of health and education regulations
Forearm Fractures Could Signal Intimate Partner Violence
Nearly one-third of adult women who sustained a non-displaced fracture to the forearm's ulna bone could be victims of intimate partner violence, report a new study.
Nearly one-third of adult women who sustained a non-displaced fracture to the forearm's ulna bone could be victims of intimate partner violence, report a new study.
‘The most vulnerable groups to psychological and physical violence include young bisexuals, transgender people, and low-income individuals.’
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Violence in Relationships
“The common perception is that violence happens only once,” Griffin said. “But victims stay a long time in relationships where there is violence occurring for a number of reasons, and those most vulnerable to this cycle are economic, social and sexual minority groups.”Researchers polled 665 young people in New York City to find out how common and pervasive intimate partner violence is among this population and to see if sociodemographic factors have an impact.
Participants enrolled in two waves were between the ages of 18 and 24. They self-identified as male at birth, had had sex in the preceding six months with a male partner and tested HIV-negative.
Economic Burden of Physical Intimate Partner Violence
In the South American country of Colombia, the single-year health burden associated with physical intimate partner violence (IPV) was $90.6 million.
In the South American country of Colombia, the single-year health burden associated with physical intimate partner violence (IPV) was $90.6 million.
Common Type of Intimate Partner Violence
47.1% individuals said they had experienced intimate relationship violence the previous year. The most frequent type of victimization recorded was psychological violence (37.5%), followed by sexual violence (22.1%) and physical violence (19.5%). The most typical way that violence was committed was psychological violence.
Intimate Partner Violence: Fresh Insights
Receiving threatening or obscene messaging in the form of digital or mail communications is found to be common in the context of intimate partner violence, revealed a new study.
Receiving threatening or obscene messaging in the form of digital or mail communications is found to be common in the context of intimate partner violence, revealed a new study.
Griffin said, “The data should be used to develop intimate partner violence prevention and intervention programs and to develop and strengthen education and health policies. The takeaway from our work is that the range of people experiencing intimate partner violence is shockingly high and that for sexual and gender minorities, the violence is often repeated.”
Intimate Partner Violence Weakens Immune Function in HIV-Positive Men
In HIV positive Black and Latino men who have sex with men, methamphetamine use and intimate partner violence boosted the activity of genes that regulate the body’s inflammatory and antiviral functions.
In HIV positive Black and Latino men who have sex with men, methamphetamine use and intimate partner violence boosted the activity of genes that regulate the body’s inflammatory and antiviral functions.
