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Abuso sexual infantil

El abuso sexual infantil (ASI) tiene muchas definiciones, pero en esta hoja informativa nos referimos al contacto corporal no deseado antes de los 18 años, que es la edad en que se considera que una persona puede dar su consentimiento para tener contacto sexual. El ASI es una experiencia dolorosa a muchos niveles que puede tener, posteriormente, efectos profundos y devastadores en el desarrollo psicológico, psicosocial y emocional. Las experiencias de ASI pueden variar respecto a: duración (varios incidentes con el mismo agresor), grado de fuerza/coerción o grado de intrusión física (desde una caricia, a la penetración digital o al sexo oral, anal o vaginal intentado o consumado). La identidad del agresor/a (que podría ser un desconocido, una persona de confianza o un familiar) también puede influir en las consecuencias a largo plazo para las víctimas. Lo que distingue el ASI de la experimentación sexual exploratoria es el contacto indeseado o forzado o la clara desproporción de poder; comúnmente, se determina como agresor/a alguien que resulte por lo menos 5 años mayor que la víctima. El número de abusos sexuales infantiles excede el número de casos reportados a las autoridades. Se calcula que la prevalencia del ASI en EE.UU. es del 33% entre chicas menores de 18 años y del 10% entre chicos menores de 18 años. Los hombres son considerablemente menos propensos a reportar un incidente de ASI que las mujeres. La probabilidad de que el ASI ocurra aumenta en familias que sufren mucha tensión. Los niños están en riesgo de ser abusados sexualmente en familias que padecen estrés, pobreza, violencia y consumo de alcohol o drogas y cuyos padres y parientes tienen antecedentes de ASI.

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The CHANGES Project: Coping Effectiveness Training for HIV+ gay men

HIV+ persons confront a unique set of challenges and chronic stressors, including stigmatization, alienation from family and friends, complex treatment regimens, and, often, debilitating side effects as they attempt to manage the psychologic and physiological consequences of their condition. For persons living with HIV, elevated distress and low social support take on added importance because they can accelerate disease progression. Helping HIV+ people to reduce stress and adhere to their medical care may in turn help to reduce their risky behavior. The ability to cope successfully with a chronic illness such as HIV disease is influenced by a number of social and psychological factors. Stress and coping theory provides a framework for studying these factors and for intervention. Coping research draws attention to the co-occurrence of positive and negative psychological states and recognizes the importance of encouraging coping processes that help to sustain positive psychological states in the context of stress. We evaluated a coping intervention, Coping Effectiveness Training (CET), designed to assist HIV+ gay men in sustaining psychological health despite the ongoing stress associated with HIV infection. The study was a randomized clinical trial of an innovative, theory-based coping intervention. The research questions addressed the problems of maintaining intervention effects, evaluating intervention effects on quality of life, health care utilization and adherence to medical care, and testing new advances in stress and coping theory.
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National HIV Testing Day – June 27, 2016 [booklet]

This brochure lists research focusing on HIV testing and helpful resources produced by CAPS/PRC. You might use it to:
  • Stay up-to-date on research and learn what we found out from research
  • Use the materials in trainings/presentations
  • Advocate for services/funding
  • Write grants
  • Develop new or modify existing HIV prevention programs
  • Evaluate current programs
  • Connect with CAPS/PRC to develop new projects.
Lead researchers (PIs) are listed for each study. Questions? Comments? Contact Daryl Mangosing at 415-514-4590 or [email protected] This brochure was prepared by the Community Engagement (CE) Core, previously known as the Technology and Information Exchange (TIE) Core: “Tying research and community together.”
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Fall 2010

Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) Newsletter - Fall 2010
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Samples of Consent Forms provided by the Committee of Human Research, UCSF

These templates are appropriate for studies that require expedited or full committee review. There are separate consent templates for exempt research.