Research suggests that HIV-negative individuals with an STI may be at increased risk of becoming infected with HIV through anal sex, vaginal sex, frontal sex (a term used by some trans people to refer to sex using genitals on the front of the body) and oral sex. 1 But how do STIs increase someoneâs risk of HIV infection?
Every 10 seconds a child is abused or raped. 3.3 million child abuse reports in 2010. For every report 2 more go unreported = many millions abused annually. 61,000 reports to Child Protective services per week = 6 per minute.
â¢ 31 percent percent of women in prison in the United States were abused as children. â¢ Over 60 percent of people in drug rehabilitation centers report being abused or neglected as a child. â¢ About 30 percent of abused and neglected children will later abuse their own children, continuing the horrible cycle of abuse. â¢ About 80 percent of 21 year olds that were abused as children met criteria for at least one psychological disorder. â¢ The estimated annual cost of child abuse and neglect in the United States for 2007 is $104 billion. â¢ Abused children are 25 percent more likely to experience teen pregnancy.