Citation

Azziz-Baumgartner E, Homaira N, Hamadani JD, Tofail F, Dahlberg LL, Haque R, Luby SP, Naved RT. Violence Against Women 2014; 20(1): 59-73.

Affiliation

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801213520579

PMID

24567536

Abstract

Low-income, ethnic, and/or displaced mothers are frequently victimized; we explored the burden of intimate partner violence (IPV) among such women. Teams administered IPV and maternal distress questionnaires to quantify victimization after the birth of a child. Of 250 mothers reporting abuse, 133 (53%) reported their husband hitting; 111 (44%) kicking, dragging, or beating; 61 (24%) choking or burning; and 33 (13%) injuring them with a knife or gun (12 case-patients per 100 person-years). Women who experienced more forms of victimization reported more distress (p = .01). Mothers in this low-income community experienced severe victimization and distress.

Language: en