Using the theory of gender and power to examine experiences of partner violence, sexual negotiation, and risk of HIV/AIDS among economically disadvantaged women in Southern India

Subadra Panchanadeswaran; Sethulakshmi C. Johnson; Vivian F. Go; A. K. Srikrishnan; Sudha Sivaram; Suniti Solomon; Margaret E. Bentley; David Celentano

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Using the theory of gender and power to examine experiences of partner violence, sexual negotiation, and risk of HIV/AIDS among economically disadvantaged women in Southern India

Subadra Panchanadeswaran, Sethulakshmi C. Johnson, Vivian F. Go, A. K. Srikrishnan, Sudha Sivaram, Suniti Solomon, Margaret E. Bentley, David Celentano

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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This article uses the Theory of Gender and Power to examine women's vulnerability to HIV/AIDS in order to: understand the vulnerability of female sex workers/poor women due to poverty and lack of educational resources; explore women's vulnerability in the context of client/partner violence, alcohol use, male partner's high-risk behaviors, and women's lack of control in their intimate relationships; and explore the role of traditional heterosexual gender norms in the outcomes of sexual negotiation. Ethnographic data were collected from 32 women and 38 men in India as part of an ongoing National Institute of Mental Health study. Results highlighted women's vulnerability to HIV/AIDS stemming from partner violence, alcohol use, poverty, dangers of sex work environments, and tacit acceptance of cultural/gender norms.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	155-178
Number of pages	24
Journal	Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma
Volume	15
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10926770802097327
State	Published - Dec 1 2008

Keywords

Gender and power theory
HIV/AIDS risk
Intimate partner violence
Poor women in India
Resistance strategies
Sex work
Sexual negotiation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health Professions (miscellaneous)
Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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Panchanadeswaran, S., Johnson, S. C., Go, V. F., Srikrishnan, A. K., Sivaram, S., Solomon, S., Bentley, M. E., & Celentano, D. (2008). Using the theory of gender and power to examine experiences of partner violence, sexual negotiation, and risk of HIV/AIDS among economically disadvantaged women in Southern India. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 15(3-4), 155-178. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926770802097327

Using the theory of gender and power to examine experiences of partner violence, sexual negotiation, and risk of HIV/AIDS among economically disadvantaged women in Southern India. / Panchanadeswaran, Subadra; Johnson, Sethulakshmi C.; Go, Vivian F. et al.
In: Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, Vol. 15, No. 3-4, 01.12.2008, p. 155-178.

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Panchanadeswaran, S, Johnson, SC, Go, VF, Srikrishnan, AK, Sivaram, S, Solomon, S, Bentley, ME & Celentano, D 2008, 'Using the theory of gender and power to examine experiences of partner violence, sexual negotiation, and risk of HIV/AIDS among economically disadvantaged women in Southern India', Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, vol. 15, no. 3-4, pp. 155-178. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926770802097327

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