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The risk of domestic violence and women with HIV infection: Implications for partner notification, public policy, and the law

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  • Rothenberg, K.H.
  • Paskey, S.J.

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Partner notification has emerged as an important strategy in the fight against acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and states have now adopted a plethora of laws that encourage or mandate notification, often without the patient's consent. As human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection continues to spread among women, the future development of AIDS control strategies and public health laws must be shaped by concern for the safely and autonomy of patients who face a risk of domestic violence. Three distinct recommendations flow from this premise. First, all HIV-infected women should be assessed for the risk of domestic violence and offered appropriate interventions. Second, where a risk of abuse is indicated, partners should never be notified without the patient's consent. State laws that presently permit involuntary notification should be repealed or amended. Third, laws that punish a patient's refusal to notify partners should also be modified or repealed.

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  • Rothenberg, K.H. & Paskey, S.J., 1995. "The risk of domestic violence and women with HIV infection: Implications for partner notification, public policy, and the law," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 85(11), pages 1569-1576.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1995:85:11:1569-1576_3
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    1. Hatcher, A.M. & Stöckl, H. & Christofides, N. & Woollett, N. & Pallitto, C.C. & Garcia-Moreno, C. & Turan, J.M., 2016. "Mechanisms linking intimate partner violence and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: A qualitative study in South Africa," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 168(C), pages 130-139.

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