TY - JOUR
T1 - HIV Testing, Counseling, and Prophylaxis After Sexual Assault
AU - Gostin, Lawrence O.
AU - Lazzarini, Zita
AU - Alexander, Diane
AU - Brandt, Allan M.
AU - Mayer, Kenneth H.
AU - Silverman, Daniel C.
PY - 1994/5/11
Y1 - 1994/5/11
N2 - THE IMPACT of possible infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in survivors of sexual assault1 has received little attention in the first decade of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic. This may be due in part to society's conflicting attitudes and beliefs concerning sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), AIDS, and rape. The meaning of STDs historically has been shaped by powerful social and cultural constructions. These diseases often have been viewed as the result of socially unacceptable sexuality, a morally based failure of impulse control by individuals, and fair punishment for transgressing societal norms.2,3 Similar moralistic reasoning often underlies the conventional wisdom concerning rape and AIDS. Rape, a violent crime where sex is used as a weapon, has been seen as the result of inappropriate seductive behavior or a sudden change of heart on the part of the victim who initially had consented to a sexual encounter.4.
AB - THE IMPACT of possible infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in survivors of sexual assault1 has received little attention in the first decade of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic. This may be due in part to society's conflicting attitudes and beliefs concerning sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), AIDS, and rape. The meaning of STDs historically has been shaped by powerful social and cultural constructions. These diseases often have been viewed as the result of socially unacceptable sexuality, a morally based failure of impulse control by individuals, and fair punishment for transgressing societal norms.2,3 Similar moralistic reasoning often underlies the conventional wisdom concerning rape and AIDS. Rape, a violent crime where sex is used as a weapon, has been seen as the result of inappropriate seductive behavior or a sudden change of heart on the part of the victim who initially had consented to a sexual encounter.4.
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U2 - 10.1001/jama.1994.03510420068036
DO - 10.1001/jama.1994.03510420068036
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84942945884
SN - 0098-7484
VL - 271
SP - 1436
EP - 1444
JO - JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
JF - JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
IS - 18
ER -