title: Interpersonal violence and traumatic brain injuries among Native Americans and women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to assess the odds of experiencing a traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a result of interpersonal violence (IPV) among Native Americans compared to other races controlling for gender, age, socioeconomic status, rurality and intoxication at the time of the injury.
  
  
  METHODS
  A secondary data analysis of the Arizona Trauma Database consisting of 18 944 cases of TBI between 2008-2010 throughout the state of Arizona was conducted. There were 312 patients who experienced injuries caused by IPV in the sample. Descriptive statistics, cross-tabulations, bivariate analyses and a logistic regression model were used for analyses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The logistic regression model found that Native Americans (OR = 1.15), patients from the other race category (OR = 1.18), females (OR = 1.35) and those who were insured (OR = 1.26) had higher odds of experiencing a TBI as a result of IPV. Rurality and intoxication were mediators of the correlation between Native American race and TBI as a result of IPV.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Native Americans are more likely than Whites and females are more likely than males to experience TBIs as a result of IPV.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Hawaii at Manoa , Honolulu, HI , USA.
authors.forename: Kristen Faye
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Linton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001130:Arizona / Q000453:epidemiology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007223:Infant; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: Brain injury; Native American; interpersonal violence; rural