CRVAW Faculty Journal Articles
Does Physical Intimate Partner Violence Affect Sexual Health?: A Systematic Review
Abstract
Forty years of published research (1966-2006) addressing physical intimate partner violence (IPV) and sexual health was reviewed (51 manuscripts) and synthesized to determine (a) those sexual health indicators for which sufficient evidence is available to suggest a causal association and (b) gaps in the literature for which additional careful research is needed to establish causality and explain mechanisms for these associations. Sexual health was defined as a continuum of indicators of gynecology and reproductive health. IPV was consistently associated with sexual risk taking, inconsistent condom use, or partner nonmonogamy (23 of 27 studies), having an unplanned pregnancy or induced abortion (13 of 16 studies), having a sexually transmitted infection (17 of 24 studies), and sexual dysfunction (17 of 18 studies). A conceptual model was presented to guide further needed research addressing direct and indirect mechanisms by which physical, sexual, and psychological IPV affects sexual health.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2007
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1524838007301162
Repository Citation
Coker, Ann L., "Does Physical Intimate Partner Violence Affect Sexual Health?: A Systematic Review" (2007). CRVAW Faculty Journal Articles. 130.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/crvaw_facpub/130
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, v. 8, no. 2, p. 149-177.
Dr. Ann Coker had not been a faculty member of the University of Kentucky at the time of publication.