Sexual Risk Factors for HIV and Violence Among Puerto Rican Women in New York City (Report‪)‬

This study investigated intimate partner violence (IPV) and heterosexual risk factors for HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among a convenience sample of women of Puerto Rican heritage living in New York City (NYC). Investigators sought to determine whether those who were born in the continental United States or who preferred English over Spanish experience more IPV and greater HIV risks than their counterparts who were born in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or preferred to speak Spanish. HETEROSEXUAL RISK AND PUERTO RICAN WOMEN