Citation

Sabri B, Stockman JK, Campbell JC, O'Brien S, Campbell D, Callwood GB, Bertrand D, Sutton LW, Hart-Hyndman G. Violence Vict. 2014; 29(5): 719-741.

Affiliation

Dr. Sabri is a Research Associate at Johns Hopkins University; Dr. Stockman is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Diego; Dr. J. Campbell is a Professor at Johns Hopkins University; Dr. O'Brien is a Family Violence Research Consultant, Silver Spring, MD; Dr. Callwood is an Associate Professor and Director, and Dr D. Campbell is a Visiting Professor and Co-Director of the Caribbean Exploratory NIMHD Research Center of Excellence (CERC) at the University of the Virgin Islands. Ms. Bertrand, MSN, and Ms. Sutton, MPA are Research Coordinators for the CERC University of the Virgin Islands. Dr. Hart-Hyndman is an Adult Nurse Practitioner at the VA community based clinic in St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Springer Publishing)

DOI

10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-13-00018

PMID

25429191

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with increased risk for lethal violence among ethnically diverse Black women in Baltimore, Maryland (MD) and the US Virgin Islands (USVI). Women with abuse experiences (n=456) were recruited from primary care, prenatal or family planning clinics in Baltimore, MD and St. Thomas and St. Croix, USVI. Logistic regression was used to examine factors associated with the risk for lethal violence among abused women. Factors independently related to increased risk of lethal violence included fear of abusive partners, PTSD symptoms, and use of legal resources. These factors must be considered in assessing safety needs of Black women in abusive relationships.

Language: en