TY - JOUR
T1 - The Cedar Project*
T2 - Historical Trauma and Vulnerability to Sexual Assault Among Young Aboriginal Women Who Use Illicit Drugs in Two Canadian Cities
AU - Pearce, Margo E.
AU - Blair, Alden H.
AU - Teegee, Mary
AU - Pan, Stephen W.
AU - Thomas, Vicky
AU - Zhang, Hongbin
AU - Schechter, Martin T.
AU - Spittal, Patricia M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2015.
PY - 2015/3/17
Y1 - 2015/3/17
N2 - This study explored trends of sexual assault and associated risk factors within a cohort of young Aboriginal women who used drugs in Vancouver and Prince George, Canada, between 2003 and 2010. Results demonstrated no change in the trend of sexual assault over time; however, odds of sexual assault were significantly higher for women who had at least one parent who attended residential school, had experienced childhood sexual abuse, were involved in sex work, had been offered money to not use condoms, had used injection drugs, had injected cocaine and opiates daily, had binged with injection drugs, and had difficulty accessing clean syringes. Findings highlight the urgency of interventions addressing the complexity of risk and opportunities for healing.
AB - This study explored trends of sexual assault and associated risk factors within a cohort of young Aboriginal women who used drugs in Vancouver and Prince George, Canada, between 2003 and 2010. Results demonstrated no change in the trend of sexual assault over time; however, odds of sexual assault were significantly higher for women who had at least one parent who attended residential school, had experienced childhood sexual abuse, were involved in sex work, had been offered money to not use condoms, had used injection drugs, had injected cocaine and opiates daily, had binged with injection drugs, and had difficulty accessing clean syringes. Findings highlight the urgency of interventions addressing the complexity of risk and opportunities for healing.
KW - drug use
KW - sexual assault
KW - young Aboriginal women
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U2 - 10.1177/1077801214568356
DO - 10.1177/1077801214568356
M3 - Article
C2 - 25648945
AN - SCOPUS:84922901392
SN - 1077-8012
VL - 21
SP - 313
EP - 329
JO - Violence Against Women
JF - Violence Against Women
IS - 3
ER -