title: Intimate violence in the lives of homeless and poor housed women: prevalence and patterns in an ethnically diverse sample.
abstract: In a study of 436 homeless and poor housed mothers, nearly two-thirds reported severe physical violence by a childhood caretaker, 42% reported childhood sexual molestation, and 61% reported severe violence by a male partner. Comparisons of homeless and housed women are presented, and implications for prevention and intervention are discussed in light of recent welfare reform legislation.
authors.affiliation: New York State Research Institute on Addictions, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Browne
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Bassuk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001497:Battered Child Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts; D010553:Personality Development; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*