When older African American women are affected by violence in the home: a qualitative investigation of risk and protective factors.
A growing body of work has begun to recognize that the problem of older women affected by family violence (FV) deserves special consideration. Because risk and protective factors for FV can vary by social and cultural context, it is imperative that more focused attention be paid to vulnerable populations such as older African American women. This article reports on the results of a qualitative inquiry into individual, dyadic, and community-level variables that influence the risk of FV among older African American women receiving primary care at an inner-city hospital. An explanatory model that integrates these variables is presented.
Paranjape
Anuradha
A
Temple University School of Medicine.
Corbie-Smith
Giselle
G
Thompson
Nancy
N
Kaslow
Nadine J
NJ
D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012307:Risk Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016387:Women's Health