background: intimate partner violence (ipv) and risky sexual behaviors are serious and overlapping public health problems that disproportionately affect drug-involved women. despite the fact that drug-using women experience extensive ipv, to date, no studies have investigated the association of ipv and risky sexual behaviors among drug-using women in iran. methods : drug-using women (n =120) we...

objective: acinetobacter baumannii (a. baumannii) has a good potential to colonize on various surfaces. as a virulence factor, adhesion to surfaces is the first step in colonization. the two-partner secretion system (tps) proteins are key factors for bacterial attachment. the purpose of this study is to identify and study the role of this family of proteins in adhesion of a. baumannii to human ...

Available online 12 April 2011

A systematic review of risk factors for intimate partner violence was conducted. Inclusion criteria included publication in a peer-reviewed journal, a representative community sample or a clinical sample with a control-group comparison, a response rate of at least 50%, use of a physical or sexual violence outcome measure, and control of confounding factors in the analyses. A total of 228 articl...

Although researchers have found that survivors of intimate partner violence seek support from a multitude of sources, ranging from professionals to informal support networks, little is known about the extent to which community members reach out to help survivors. This study explored the type of support provided to survivors and various factors that relate to individuals' willingness to help. Su...