title: Risk identification of abused women participating in a women, infants, and children program.
abstract: Demographic characteristics, social and health risk factors, and responses to open-ended questions regarding health and abuse experiences were analyzed in a study of women participants in a Women, Infants, and Children supplemental food program at a mid-western county health department. Of the 400 respondents, 124 had experienced physical abuse according to the Partner Abuse Scale: Physical (PASPH) for determining physical abuse (Hudson, 1990). Quantitative and qualitative procedures were applied to the data. A trimmed model indicated that the best predictors of PASPH score were self-perceived abuse and number of medical/health conditions. Implications for service and program development include strategies for ongoing assessment, intervention, and evaluation to detect and to address physical and nonphysical assault. Epidemiological investigation and follow-up are recommended for health conditions discovered as prevalent in this population.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Attala
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005522:Food Services; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015233:Models, Statistical; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data