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Prevalence of Partner Violence Against 7,443 African American, White, and Hispanic Women Receiving Care at Urban Public Primary Care Clinics
Author(s) -
McFarlane Judith M.,
Groff Janet Y.,
O'Brien and Kathy Watson Jennifer A.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/j.0737-1209.2005.220203.x
Subject(s) - white (mutation) , medicine , public health , primary care , suicide prevention , poison control , family medicine , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , human factors and ergonomics , primary health care , environmental health , gerontology , nursing , population , biochemistry , chemistry , pathology , gene
Given inconclusive findings regarding racial/ethnic differences in risk for intimate partner violence (IPV), this study will estimate annual prevalence and severity of IPV and associated risk factors of homicide among a multiethnic population of English‐ and Spanish‐speaking African American, White, and Hispanic women receiving public primary health care. A personal interview survey was conducted using three measurement instruments including a brief two‐question screen. The sample consisted of 7,443 women, aged 18–44 years, receiving care at urban, primary health care clinics in southern Texas. White women disclosed abuse at a rate of 8.9%, followed by African American women at 6.0% and Hispanic women at 5.3%. More abuse was reported by White and African American women compared to Hispanic women. Use of a brief two‐question screen provides racial/ethnic specific surveillance data for patient care programming and can track progress toward decreasing violence against women.