Citation

Weeks EK, Ellis SD, Lichstein PR, Bonds DE. Violence Against Women 2008; 14(7): 844-855.

Affiliation

Wake Forest University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801208320246

PMID

18559870

Abstract

Domestic violence (DV) affects approximately 25% of women in the United States with approximately 5.3 million incidents each year. DV advocates and national medical associations encourage health care providers (HCPs) to screen patients. To determine DV screening rates by race and income, patient race/ethnicity, income, and receipt of and receptiveness toward screening were measured. Patient preference for screening did not vary by race and varied little by income, but experience with screening did. Practices serving predominantly African American and lower income patients screened at higher rates. These findings seem driven by practice factors rather than differential treatment of individuals. Future research should focus on why certain types of practices screen more than others.

Language: en