Recent intimate partner violence is associated with worse sexual function among women veterans.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Research on the sequelae of intimate partner violence (IPV) among women predominantly focuses on overall physical and mental health. A better understanding of IPV's implications for sexual health is needed, especially among women veterans who experience high risk for IPV. This brief report examines the associations between recent and lifetime IPV, including physical, psychological, and sexual IPV, and sexual health among women veterans.

Method

Women veterans (n = 141) drawn from a larger national web-based longitudinal study completed surveys at several timepoints that assessed lifetime IPV and recent IPV (i.e., past 9-10 months) and sexual health concerns. Various forms of sexual function, including sexual desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction,

SUBMITTER: Livingston WS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12276985 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature