title: Frequency and types of partner violence among Mexican American college women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The authors studied the prevalence of partner violence, by type, among Mexican American college women aged 18 to 35 years (N = 149; response rate = 85%).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twelve percent of women who reported a dating partner in the past year were physically or sexually assaulted, 12.1% were stalked, and 9.1% scored as psychologically abused. Among those experiencing partner violence, almost half experienced stalking and 89% reported psychological abuse. Few women (25%) who experienced physical violence believed violence was a problem in their relationship.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Partner violence was prevalent in this population, and participants experienced many forms of violence. Because few women experiencing physical violence report that violence is a problem in their relationship, interventions must address perceptions of violence and its impact on women's mental and physical health in college populations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kentucky Colleges of Medicine and Public Health, Lexington, KY 40506, USA. ann.coker@uky.edu
authors.forename: Ann L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Coker
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanderson
authors.forename: Ethel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cantu
authors.forename: Debbie
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Huerta
authors.forename: Mary Kay
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Fadden
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014495:Universities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*