TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Injuries and Health Care Use in Women with Partners in Batterer Intervention Programs
JO  - Journal of family violence
A1  - Coben, Jeffrey H.
A1  - Forjuoh, Samuel N.
A1  - Gondolf, Edward W.
SP  - 83
EP  - 94
VL  - 14
IS  - 1
N2  - 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 />
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-7482
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1022822227669
ID  - ref1
ER  -