title: Threats and acts of intimate partner violence reported by users at Norwegian women's shelters.
abstract: Women (n = 87) at women's shelters in Norway, a country of high welfare and gender equality, reported a multitude of severe threats and actual acts of physical, sexual and psychological violence. An individual threatening to kill his partner represented a significant increased risk for experiencing serious acts of violence, especially when the threats were repeated. A self-administered questionnaire was sent to all the women's shelters. Experiences of violence were measured by The Severity of Violence against Women Scale (SVAWS) and the Psychological Maltreatment of Women Index (PMWI).
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Research Group for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. kjersti.alsaker@isf.uib.no.
authors.forename: Kjersti
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alsaker
authors.forename: Kjell
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kristoffersen
authors.forename: Bente E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Moen
authors.forename: Valborg
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Baste
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D011638:Public Housing; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018454:Spouses; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016387:Women's Health; D055815:Young Adult