Citation

McFarlane JM, Groff JY, O'Brien JA, Watson K. Public Health Nurs. 2005; 22(2): 98-107.

Affiliation

Texas Woman's University, College of Nursing, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. jmcfarlane@twu.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.0737-1209.2005.220203.x

PMID

15860065

Abstract

Given inconclusive findings regarding racial/ethnic differences in risk for intimate partner violence (IPV), this study will estimate annual prevalence and severity of IPV and associated risk factors of homicide among a multiethnic population of English- and Spanish-speaking African American, White, and Hispanic women receiving public primary health care. A personal interview survey was conducted using three measurement instruments including a brief two-question screen. The sample consisted of 7,443 women, aged 18-44 years, receiving care at urban, primary health care clinics in southern Texas. White women disclosed abuse at a rate of 8.9%, followed by African American women at 6.0% and Hispanic women at 5.3%. More abuse was reported by White and African American women compared to Hispanic women. Use of a brief two-question screen provides racial/ethnic specific surveillance data for patient care programming and can track progress toward decreasing violence against women.

Language: en