IVP /channels/taxonomy/term/28470/all en Women experiencing intimate partner violence three times more likely to contract HIV /channels/channels/news/women-experiencing-intimate-partner-violence-three-times-more-likely-contract-hiv-344566 <p><!-- x-tinymce/html --></p> <p>Women who experience recent intimate partner violence (IPV) are three times more likely to contract HIV, according to a new study led by Æ»¹ûÒùÔº researchers. In regions like Sub-Saharan Africa, women face an intersecting epidemic of intimate partner violence and HIV.</p> <p>“Worldwide, more than one in four women experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime," says Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Professor <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/mathieu-maheu-giroux">Mathieu Maheu-Giroux</a>, a Canada Research Chair in Population Health Modeling.</p> Thu, 05 Jan 2023 14:13:22 +0000 webfull 185814 at /channels