@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence of partner violence against 7,443 African American, White, and Hispanic women receiving care at urban public primary care clinics",
journal="Public health nursing",
year="2005",
author="McFarlane, Judith M. and Groff, Janet Y. and O'Brien, Jennifer A. and Watson, Kathy",
volume="22",
number="2",
pages="98-107",
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.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0737-1209",
doi="10.1111/j.0737-1209.2005.220203.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0737-1209.2005.220203.x"
}