@article{ref1,
title="Injuries and Health Care Use in Women with Partners in Batterer Intervention Programs",
journal="Journal of family violence",
year="1999",
author="Coben, Jeffrey H. and Forjuoh, Samuel N. and Gondolf, Edward W.",
volume="14",
number="1",
pages="83-94",
abstract="Objective:To characterize injury frequency, injury patterns, and health care seeking behavior in women with intimate partners enrolled in batterer intervention programs. Methods: A standardized telephone interview was conducted on a sample of women with male partners enrolled in batterer intervention programs in four U.S. cities. Information on prior injuries and the utilization of health care services was sought. Results: Four hundred and eighty eight of the 648 women (75.3%) reported a history of prior injury as a result of abuse. Contusions were the most common injury. Of the women reporting contusions, 233 (51.4%) reported contusions as their only injuries. Another 220 women (48.6%) reported other injuries in addition to contusions. In the majority of cases (63.2%) the contusions were to multiple body parts. When the contusion involved only one anatomical region, it was mostly to the face. A total of 192 of the 488 injured women (39.3%) reported ever seeking medical care for injuries caused by their intimate partner. Twenty-three women (4.7% of the injured cohort or 3.5% of the total cohort) reported having ever been hospitalized for injuries sustained from abuse.  abuse - batterers - batterer treatment - domestic violence - injuries.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0885-7482",
doi="10.1023/A:1022822227669",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1022822227669"
}