title: [Injuries from domestic violence in the Autonomous Community of Valencia (Spain)].
abstract: The lack of homogeneous and reliable epidemiological data on domestic violence greatly limits public decision making on the help that should be provided to victims of this form of abuse. Health professionals are obliged to report cases of domestic violence in adults to the judicial authorities and a unified, easily completed model for reporting injuries from domestic violence has been established in the Autonomous Community of Valencia. From June to October 2005, 500 cases of domestic violence were received and processed, most of which were reported by primary care physicians (68%). Cases of domestic violence occurred mainly in young women (aged, 20-39 years), either married or cohabiting, and with primary or secondary level education. The most frequent findings were physical injury or psychological damage (62%). Eighty-three percent of victims had at least one antecedent of abuse.
authors.affiliation: Servei de Salut Infantil i de la Dona, Direcció General de Salut Pública, Conselleria de Sanitat, Generalidad Valenciana, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: Vicenta
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Escribà-Agüir
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barona-Vilar
authors.forename: Consuelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Calvo-Mas
authors.forename: Maria Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Carpio-Gesta
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fullana-Montoro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology