Document 0050
 DOCN  M9620050
 TI    The risk of domestic violence and women with HIV infection: implications
       for partner notification, public policy, and the law.
 DT    9602
 AU    Rothenberg KH; Paskey SJ; University of Maryland School of Law,
       Baltimore 21201, USA.
 SO    Am J Public Health. 1995 Nov;85(11):1569-76. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/96036592
 AB    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 safety 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       notification should be repealed or amended.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       repealed.
 DE    *Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome  Battered Women/*LEGISLATION &
       JURISPRUD  Contact Tracing/*LEGISLATION & JURISPRUD  Domestic
       Violence/*LEGISLATION & JURISPRUD  Female  *Health Policy  Human  Risk
       Factors  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  United States  JOURNAL ARTICLE  REVIEW
       REVIEW, TUTORIAL

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