TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Domestic violence screening of obstetric triage patients in a military population
JO  - Journal of Perinatology
A1  - Lutgendorf, M. A.
A1  - Thagard, A.
A1  - Rockswold, P. D.
A1  - Busch, J. M.
A1  - Magann, E. F.
SP  - 763
EP  - 769
VL  - 32
IS  - 10
N2  - Objective:The objective was to estimate the self-reported prevalence of domestic violence in a pregnant military population presenting for emergency care, and to determine the acceptability of domestic violence screening.Study Design:A prospective observational survey of patients presenting for obstetric emergency care. Women were anonymously screened for domestic violence using the Abuse Assessment Screen.Result:A total of 499 surveys were distributed, with 26 duplicate surveys. After excluding the 12 blank surveys, a total of 461 surveys were included in the final analysis. The lifetime prevalence of domestic violence (including physical, emotional and sexual abuse) was 22.6% (95% CI=19.0 to 26.4) with 4.1% (95% CI=2.3-6.0) of women reporting physical abuse in the past year and 2.8% (95% CI=1.3-4.3) reporting abuse since becoming pregnant. The majority of women 91.8% (95% CI=88.7-94.2) were not offended by domestic violence screening and 88.8% (95% CI=82.0-88.9) felt that patients should be routinely screened.Conclusion:The self-reported prevalence of domestic violence in a pregnant military population presenting for emergency care was 22.6%. Most women are not offended by domestic violence screening and support routine screening.Journal of Perinatology advance online publication, 2 February 2012; doi:10.1038/jp.2011.188.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0743-8346
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/jp.2011.188
ID  - ref1
ER  -