An examination of intimate partner violence in rural communities: results from a hospital emergency department study from Southwest United States.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects women disproportionately, women being 5-8 times more likely than men to be victimized by their intimates. Women in abusive relationships use a disproportionate share of health care services, including more visits to the emergency departments. Female clients from two hospital emergency departments in the rural Southwest were recruited and administered semistructured interviews. Study findings indicate the prevalence and pervasiveness of IPV among study participants and illustrate the significant effects of and predictive nature of three factors associated with abuse in the past to current IPV.
Department of Health Science, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States