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United Press International - Tuesday, May 11, 2004
The study by the University of Washington in Seattle said the risky behavior may result because the women endure extremely high rates of physical and sexual trauma.
The study also indicates HIV rates among American Indian women may be much higher than suggested in data collected by the federal government.
Specifically, 3 percent of the women in the university's study reported being HIV-positive, while 1 percent refused to answer questions and 7 percent did not know their HIV status.
The Centers for Disease Control data says only 388 American Indian women in the United States, or .0002 percent, are living with HIV/AIDS.
Overall, 52 percent of the 155 women surveyed reported being abused physically or sexually, or both.
In addition, 91 percent had engaged in at least one lifetime risky sexual behavior and 7 percent said they had injected illegal drugs, according to the study that appears in the current issue of the journal AIDS & Behavior.
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