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Puoeng D, Tsawe M. Multilevel determinants of physical violence among ever-partnered women in South Africa. Arch Womens Ment Health 2024:10.1007/s00737-024-01469-7. [PMID: 38730111 DOI: 10.1007/s00737-024-01469-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2024] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND Violence against women continues to be a challenge in many countries. Many women suffer physical violence at the hands of their intimate partners and sometimes this leads to their deaths. This study aimed to examine the multilevel determinants of physical violence among ever-partnered women in South Africa. METHODS We used data from the 2016 South Africa Demographic and Health Survey. The study has a weighted sample size of 4169 ever-partnered women aged 18-49 years, based on the domestic violence module. We included univariate, bivariate and multilevel logistic regression analysis. We included a two-level model to measure the relationship between the selected background characteristics and physical violence. RESULTS The prevalence of physical violence among ever-partnered women was 20.6%. The bivariate findings showed that educational status, employment status, witness to inter-parental violence, partner's drinking habits, household wealth, educational difference, and province were statistically associated with physical violence. The multilevel analysis showed some evidence of between-cluster variation in physical violence. We found that age, education, employment status, witness to inter-parental violence, partner's drinking habits, household wealth, education difference, place of residence, and province were key predictors of physical violence. The odds of physical violence were more than two-fold in the Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga compared to Gauteng. CONCLUSION The study highlighted various key factors explaining physical violence. The findings suggest the need for targeted interventions aimed at specific communities of women, such as those from the Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga, as well as interventions that will empower women and address gender inequalities.
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- Dikago Puoeng
- Demography & Population Statistics Division, Statistics South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
- Department of Population Studies and Demography, North-West University, Mahikeng Campus, South Africa
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- Department of Population Studies and Demography, North-West University, Mahikeng Campus, South Africa.
- Population and Health Research Focus Area, Faculty of Humanities, North-West University, Mahikeng Campus, South Africa.
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Lateef H, Baldwin-White A, Jellesma F, Borgstrom E, Nartey P. Afrocentric Cultural Norms, Mental Health Functioning, and the Perception of Intimate Partner Violence Among Young Black Men. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2024; 11:505-515. [PMID: 36849861 DOI: 10.1007/s40615-023-01536-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health concern that profoundly impacts the lives of women globally. While IPV cuts across race, socioeconomic status, age groups, and geography, Black women are disproportionately affected. Prior studies report that Black women predominantly couple with Black men and thus, understanding factors associated with IPV perpetration among Black men is essential. Subsequently, the present study explored an important gap in the literature, exploring how collectivism, a core belief ascribed to Afrocentric cultural norms, and factors associated with mental health functioning in emerging adult Black men in the USA is associated with their views of IPV. Data for the study was drawn from a sample of self-identifying Black American males between the ages of 18 and 25 (n=300). Regression analysis demonstrated no significant relationship between age, household income, and education level among participants. Anxiety had a significant relationship with intimate partner beliefs with participants with increased anxiety having more problematic intimate partner beliefs. A model including anxiety, collectivism, and aggressiveness was a significant predictor of problematic intimate partner beliefs. In the final model, collectivism and aggressiveness were statistically significant predictors of perceptions endorsing IPV. Participants who reported higher levels of global aggressive confrontation with others were more likely to endorse IPV. Overall, participants with a sense of value for collectivism over individualism were least likely to endorse IPV. This study provides evidence that cultural norms potentially have a role in Black men's beliefs about IPV. Implications for future research are provided.
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- Husain Lateef
- Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA.
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- Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA
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- Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA
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Waller BY, Bent-Goodley TB. "I Have to Fight to Get Out": African American Women Intimate Partner Violence Survivors' Construction of Agency. JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 2023; 38:4166-4188. [PMID: 35876177 PMCID: PMC9852021 DOI: 10.1177/08862605221113008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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African American women survivors of intimate partner violence are disproportionately murdered and help-seeking is a critical variable to examine as it relates to it. There is an urgent need to develop culturally salient interventions that center African American women's ways of knowing. An initial step to doing so is identifying how they employ their sense of individual agency during help-seeking. This paper reflects findings from a study designed to do just that. We conducted 30 in-depth, semi-structured interviews with women who self-identified as African American. Constructivist grounded theory methodology was employed. Constructed agency emerged from the data. This nascent theory explicates four phases of African American women survivors' help-seeking: resistance, persistence, rejection, and resignation. Constructed agency provides practitioners and researchers with a theoretical model to examine African American women's nuanced help-seeking efforts when seeking informal supports and interventions from formal providers.
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- Bernadine Y. Waller
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center/New York State Psychiatric Institute, USA
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Gutowski ER, Freitag S, Zhang S, Thompson MP, Kaslow NJ. Intimate Partner Violence, Legal Systems and Barriers for African American Women. JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 2023; 38:NP1279-NP1298. [PMID: 35442820 PMCID: PMC9709545 DOI: 10.1177/08862605221090561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Although many African American IPV survivors need services, they often do not access care. Hopelessness may partially explain low rates in help-seeking for this population and serve as a significant barrier to care for African American IPV survivors particularly those who have had prior legal system involvement. In a sample of 185 African American women, we first examined whether hopelessness mediated the relation between IPV and barriers to services. If such a mediation effect was found, we then would explore whether legal system involvement moderated the mediated effect of hopelessness on the relation between IPV and barriers to services. As anticipated, hopelessness partially served to explain (i.e., mediated) the relation between IPV and barriers to services. Further, this mediated effect was moderated by legal system involvement such that when legal system involvement was included as a moderator, hopelessness mediated the association between IPV and barriers to services only for those survivors who had been involved with the legal system. These results underscore the critical role of hopelessness as a barrier to accessing services for African American IPV survivors, especially those with prior involvement with the legal system. Recommendations are offered that underscore the importance of interventions that empower African American women who have survived violence instead of penalizing them.
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- Emory School of
Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Appalachian State
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Baldwin-White A, Daigle L, Teasdale B. Risk Factors for Experiencing Gender Based Violence Across Racial Groups. JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 2023; 38:NP1117-NP1140. [PMID: 35466779 DOI: 10.1177/08862605221086652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND College student interpersonal violence victimization is a major public health issue. Sexual assault and intimate partner violence have negative effects on mental and physical health, as well as an individual's ability to perform well academically and fully participate in the college experience. Because an individual's race impacts how they experience the world, it is important to consider racial differences in experiences of interpersonal violence. STUDY QUESTION This study sought to understand the particular characteristics of Black, White, and Hispanic students that increase their risk of experiencing interpersonal violence victimization. METHOD AND SUBJECTS Researchers performed a latent class analysis using the Spring 2013 data from the American College Health Association's National College Health Assessment II to determine whether the risk factors for victimization of college students vary based on race. Data was collected from 123,078 college students attending 153 institutions of higher learning. FINDINGS Results of this latent class analysis showed a 5 class solution where each class had unique risks that increased the potential for interpersonal violence victimization based on the race of the respondent. IMPLICATIONS Group based differences need to be considered when developing prevention strategies to reduce the risk of victimization on college campuses. Because different risks increase victimization for White, Black, and Hispanic students, it is important to consider how risk reduction strategies may differ for these groups; and ensure that all prevention strategies are culturally informed.
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Waller BY, Harris J, Quinn CR. Caught in the Crossroad: An Intersectional Examination of African American Women Intimate Partner Violence Survivors' Help Seeking. TRAUMA, VIOLENCE & ABUSE 2022; 23:1235-1248. [PMID: 33596772 PMCID: PMC8371068 DOI: 10.1177/1524838021991303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVES African American women are disproportionately impacted by intimate partner violence (IPV)-related homicide. They reflect the second highest prevalence rates and experience the highest rates of murder resulting from IPV victimization. Although most survivors note that they have experienced rejection and anticipatory stigma as barriers to their help seeking, African American women additionally experience racism and racial discrimination as obstacles that may further preclude their help seeking. This systematic review highlights African American women's experiences of rejection from providers and the effects that it may have upon their ability to secure urgent aid. METHOD A dearth of literature examines the subtle ways that African American women survivors experience rejection resulting from the interlocking nature of race, class, and gender oppression. Fundamental to developing more culturally salient interventions is more fully understanding their help-seeking experiences. A systematic review was conducted to provide a critical examination of the literature to understand the intersections of IPV and help-seeking behavior among African American women. A total of 85 empirical studies were identified and 21 were included in the systematic review. The review illuminates both the formal and semiformal help-seeking pathways. RESULTS We recommend integrating anti-Blackness racist praxis, incorporating African American women's ways of knowing and centralizing their needs in an effort to improve the health and well-being of this population. CONCLUSIONS Eliminating barriers to more immediately accessing the domestic violence service provision system is key to enhance social work practice, policy, and research with African American female survivors of IPV.
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- Columbia University School of Social Work, New York, NY, USA
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- College of Social Work, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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Vil NMS, Sperlich M, Fitzpatrick J, Bascug E, Elliott J. "I Thought It Was Normal:" Perspectives of Black Nursing Students From High-Risk IPV Communities on Causes and Solutions to IPV in the Black Community. JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 2022; 37:NP12260-NP12283. [PMID: 33685276 DOI: 10.1177/0886260521997939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Black individuals are at high risk for intimate partner violence (IPV) but are less likely to utilize existing IPV services and supports. In an effort toward developing more culturally responsive IPV solutions for the Black community, researchers set out to understand how residents of high-risk IPV communities explained the high rates of IPV in their community, and what they thought possible solutions would entail. A purposive sample of 22 Black nursing students (20 female, 2 male) from a high-IPV risk predominately Black community in Western New York who were students enrolled in a Licensed Practitioner Nursing (LPN) program attended four focus groups that utilized a semi-structured interview format. Their verbatim responses were analyzed using qualitative inductive thematic analysis. Participants identified five major causes of IPV in Black communities: (a) weakened family structure, (b) IPV is normalized (c) community lacks IPV knowledge, (d) mistrust of formal resources, and (e) mental health. They also identified 10 solutions to IPV in Black communities: (a) counseling, (b) peer support groups, (c) use of technology, (d) resources to create self-sufficiency, (e) education, (f) culturally specific resources, (g) reduce stigma, (h) public service announcements, (i) substance abuse treatment, and (j) IPV screenings. Research and clinical implications of the research are discussed, including how these might inform the creation of culturally responsive interventions.
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- Noelle M St Vil
- University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, USA
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- University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, USA
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- University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, USA
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Kıray Vural B, Taşdemir Yiğitoğlu G, Zencir G. The evaluation of the subjection of married women to domestic violence in terms of submissive behaviors in Turkey: A descriptive study. Perspect Psychiatr Care 2022; 58:527-540. [PMID: 34970738 DOI: 10.1111/ppc.13010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2021] [Revised: 10/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This study aimed to evaluate the subjection of married women living in the center of a city in Turkey to domestic violence in terms of submissive behaviors. DESIGN AND METHODS The study was descriptive and cross-sectional. The data were collected from married women (n = 7097) who volunteered to participate in the study and completed a survey form between September 2019 and February 2020. RESULTS Submissive behavior scores were high in the women subjected to physical violence, based on many characteristics, and the difference between groups was statistically significant (p < 0.05). PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS Nurses should be active participants in the diagnosis, treatment, care, and rehabilitation processes of women who have suffered from violence and should support them in improving their coping skills.
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- Bilgin Kıray Vural
- Department of Therapy and Rehabilitation, Denizli Vocational School of Health Services, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
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- Departmant of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
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- Departmant of Nursing, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey (Retired lecturer)
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Nmadu AG, Jafaru A, Dahiru T, Joshua IA, Nwankwo B, Mohammed-Durosinlorun A. Cross-sectional study on knowledge, attitude and prevalence of domestic violence among women in Kaduna, north-western Nigeria. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e051626. [PMID: 35260449 PMCID: PMC8905932 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Domestic violence is a global issue of public health concern with detrimental effects on women's physical, mental and social well-being. There is a paucity of community-based studies assessing the knowledge and attitude of women towards domestic violence in Nigeria. OBJECTIVE To assess knowledge, attitudes, prevalence and associated factors of domestic violence among women in a community in Kaduna, Nigeria. DESIGN A descriptive cross-sectional study. SETTING A selected community in Kaduna South Local Government Area in Kaduna State. PARTICIPANTS In total, 170 women aged 15-49 years participated in the study. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES The outcomes were knowledge, attitude and prevalence of domestic violence. RESULTS The mean age of the respondents was 28.7+7.9 years. A total of 113 (66.5%) respondents had high level of knowledge about domestic violence with 114 (67.1%) having non-tolerant attitudes towards domestic violence. The lifetime prevalence and 12-month prevalence of domestic violence were 47.1% and 35.3%, respectively. The results of logistic regression identified the educational status of women as a significant predictor of knowledge of domestic violence (adjusted OR (aOR)=0.32; 95% CI 0.15 to 0.68), while marital status (aOR=0.21; 95% CI 0.05 to 0.96), occupation of women (aOR=2.49; 95% CI 1.13 to 5.49), their tolerance of wife beating (aOR=0.33; 95% CI 0.15 to 0.72) and their partners' consumption habit of alcohol/substance use (aOR=7.91; 95% CI 3.09 to 20.27) were identified as significant predictors of the women's experience of domestic violence. CONCLUSION Domestic violence was relatively high among women. Though a majority had high level of knowledge about domestic violence, a significant third had tolerant attitudes towards it. Appropriate health interventions need to be implemented by governmental and relevant stakeholders to target negative attitudes and address associated factors of domestic violence against women.
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- Awawu Grace Nmadu
- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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Graf MDC, Dressel A, Schmitt M, Deal E, Pittman B, Lopez A, Kako P, Mkandawire-Valhmu L. 'I was broken in so many different ways': The intersection of complex factors impacting homeless and at-risk African American women's mental health and well-being. Int J Ment Health Nurs 2022; 31:167-178. [PMID: 34719091 DOI: 10.1111/inm.12946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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African American women are at higher risk of poor mental ill health compared with other racial and ethnic groups in the United States. For low-income and homeless African American populations, the risk of poor mental ill health is even higher. The purpose of our study was to learn what programmes at a long-term transitional living centre helped at-risk and homeless African American mothers to succeed on their own, in accordance with self-identified goals. We conducted ten focus group interviews with 39 graduates of a long-term transitional living centre located in a Midwestern city, and an individual interview with the founder of that centre (N = 40). Our study was informed by Black Feminist Thought, Life Course Theory, and an instrumental case study design. Thematic analysis was used to identify patterns in the qualitative data collected. Findings pertaining to mental health included impacts of adverse childhood experiences, lack of social networks, child placement in foster care, and implications on self-esteem and self-worth. Our findings demonstrate the need for healthcare providers to take into account the intersecting factors facing African American women experiencing homelessness undergirded by systemic racism, which impacts their mental health and well-being.
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- College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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Gran-Ruaz SM, Taylor RJ, Jacob G, Williams MT. Lifetime Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among African Americans and Black Caribbeans by Sex and Ethnicity. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:889060. [PMID: 35800025 PMCID: PMC9253828 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.889060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating disorder requiring timely diagnosis and treatment, with special attention needed for Black populations in the U.S. Yet, stakeholders often fail to recognize Black communities' heterogeneous ethnic composition, thus not allowing diverse sociocultural realities to inform PTSD interventions. This study aims to characterize sex and ethnic differences in lifetime trauma exposure, lifetime PTSD diagnosis and symptoms, and help-seeking among the African Americans and Black Caribbeans in the U.S. METHOD This study relied on data from the National Survey of American Life 2001-2003 (NSAL) to investigate the lifetime exposure to traumatic events and prevalence of a clinical PTSD diagnosis based on the DSM-IV among African American (n = 3,570) and Black Caribbean (n = 1,623) adults. 44.5% of respondents were men and 55.5% were women. Logistic regression was utilized to investigate the impact of traumatic events on PTSD. RESULTS Several ethnic and sex differences in exposure to potentially traumatic events were identified. African American respondents were more likely to experience spousal abuse and toxin exposure than their Black Caribbean counterparts. Black Caribbeans reported higher lifetime exposure to muggings, natural disasters, harsh parental discipline, being a civilian living in terror and/or being a refugee than African American respondents. Specific to sex, Black men reported more events of combat, a peacekeeper/relief worker, being mugged, toxin exposure, seeing atrocities, and/or injuring someone. Black women were more likely to have been rape/sexual assault and/or intimate partner violence victims. The assaultive violence trauma type was most predictive of lifetime PTSD diagnosis among Black Americans. African American women were more likely to report PTSD symptoms than men, with almost no significant differences in Black Caribbean men and women. Approximately half of Black Americans sought help for their worst traumatic event, commonly engaging family/friends, psychiatrists, and mental health professionals. Further, there were almost no ethnic and sex differences related to professional and non-professional help sought. CONCLUSION Future PTSD-related research should aim to characterize the heterogenous experiences of potentially traumatic events within different Black communities. Clinicians working with Black clients should strive to understand the limitations within their tools/interventions in meeting the needs of diverse groups.
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Hoare I, Agu N, Falope O, Wesley CA, Coulter M. A Multiple Streams Framework Approach to Access to Domestic Violence Services in an Indigenous Community. Violence Against Women 2021; 28:2080-2097. [PMID: 34595973 DOI: 10.1177/10778012211030947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This article focuses on access to domestic violence services within Belize. Using data from community asset mapping, interviews with key informants, and focus groups with community members, the multiple streams framework was used to identify potential areas for intervention to improve access and ameliorate the effects of family violence in Belize. Identified challenges to accessing limited domestic violence resources were mainly confidentiality concerns and mistrust. Existing laws and regulations, organizational structures, and policies and plans also influenced access. Women's groups, nongovernmental organizations, and the health department can play a crucial role in improving access to domestic violence services.
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- Ismael Hoare
- College of Public Health, 7831University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- College of Public Health, 7831University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- College of Public Health, 7831University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- College of Public Health, 7831University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.,H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA
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- College of Public Health, 7831University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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Yari A, Zahednezhad H, Gheshlagh RG, Kurdi A. Frequency and determinants of domestic violence against Iranian women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health 2021; 21:1727. [PMID: 34551732 PMCID: PMC8457898 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11791-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction Domestic violence (social, legal, and health violence) is the most common type of violence against women. Due to factors such as the current quarantine, this type of violence has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study aimed to assess the frequency of domestic violence against women and identify the risk factor among Iranian women during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods This online cross-sectional study was conducted on 203 Iranian women during May–June 2020. Data were collected using a domestic violence questionnaire, which measured three forms of violence, including physical, emotional, and sexual violence. A link of the questionnaire was distributed among anonymous subjects through social networking apps, such as WhatsApp and Telegram. The subjects were asked to complete the questionnaire based on their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and a regression model. Results The descriptive results showed that the mean domestic violence against women in all the participants was 34.9 (SD: 17.28). In addition, 26.6% (n = 84), 26.1% (n = 53), and 21.2% of the subjects (n = 43) experienced high levels of physical, emotional, and sexual violence during the COVID-19 pandemic, respectively. The regression model also indicated that lower age, illiteracy/primary education, previous marriage(s), and unwanted/unwise marriage were the significant risk factors for domestic violence against women. Conclusion According to the results, domestic violence against women is common among Iranian women during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, strategies are urgently needed to prevent and minimize such domestic violence, and such strategies could be adopted through providing educational opportunities, raising awareness, promoting wanted/wise marriage, and providing social support and rehabilitation opportunities to vulnerable social groups, especially vulnerable women. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12889-021-11791-9.
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- Arezoo Yari
- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Department of Psychiatric Nursing and Management, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Spiritual Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of MedicalSciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
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- Lecturer in Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacy Practice, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.,Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, Iraq
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Priestley S, Lee KA. Understanding IPV Perpetration Among Young Jamaican Men: The Role of Socialization and Attitudinal Factors. JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 2021; 36:NP9053-NP9077. [PMID: 31189370 DOI: 10.1177/0886260519854553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This study examined the association among a number of demographic, socialization, and attitudinal factors, and intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration in a sample of young Jamaican men. We conducted bivariate and logistic regression analyses using data from the 2008 Reproductive Health Survey (RHS) administered by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) for the National Family Planning Board. The RHS is a nationally representative sample of Jamaican women of childbearing age and men aged 15-24 years. Findings indicated that being in a co-residential union, residing in an urban area, and having fair or poor health were significant demographic characteristics associated with IPV perpetration. Similarly, witnessing violence between parents in childhood, being physically hit after age 15 years, and having a controlling nature were significant socialization and attitudinal predictors of perpetrating recent IPV. Implications for practice, policy, and areas for further research are discussed.
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- University of Maryland School of Social Work, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Willie TC, Linton SL, Whittaker S, Martinez I, Sharpless L, Kershaw T. "There's no place like home": Examining the associations between state eviction defense protections and indicators of biopsychosocial stress among survivors of intimate partner violence. Soc Sci Med 2021; 279:113957. [PMID: 34022678 PMCID: PMC8208584 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Housing instability is prevalent among intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors and a source of biopsychosocial stress among this population. Eviction policies play an important role in determining housing instability of IPV survivors. However, few studies have investigated whether state-level policies that prevent evictions lessen vulnerability to biopsychosocial stress among IPV survivors. This study examined the relationship between state eviction defense policy and indicators of biopsychosocial stress among 6577 IPV survivors. State-level data on IPV-related housing policies were from a compendium on homelessness and violence. Individual-level data were collected from the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS), a nationally representative study of noninstitutionalized U.S. women and men from Wave 1 (2010). Multilevel regression models were conducted to investigate associations between the presence of an eviction defense policy and indicators of biopsychosocial stress (i.e., headaches, sleeping, safety concerns and PTSD symptoms). Stratified multilevel modeling was conducted to examine differences in the policy-stress associations across racial and ethnic groups and gender. Nearly 26% of states had an eviction defense policy for IPV survivors. Overall, residing in a state with an eviction defense policy (vs. none) was associated with no reports of frequent headaches (B [95% CI] = -0.21 [-0.41, -0.01], p < .05). For non-Hispanic Black survivors, residing in a state with an eviction defense policy (vs. none) was associated with reduced likelihood of reporting safety concerns (B [95% CI] = -1.36 [-2.16, -0.56], p < .001) and PTSD symptoms (B [SE] = -1.91 [-2.82, -1.01], p < .000). Among men survivors, residing in a state with an eviction defense policy was associated with reduced likelihood of reporting safety concerns (B [95% CI] = -0.63 [-1.26, -0.01], p < .05). State housing policies are important protective policies for IPV survivors. For IPV survivors, the eviction defense policy may interrupt the psychological sequeale of IPV and housing instability.
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- Tiara C Willie
- Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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- Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
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Gray S, Foster J, Revilla M, Pantoja Manzanarez L, Medina CM, Rizzieri A, Binfa L. Midwives' experiences with screening for intimate partner violence in Santiago, Chile. Health Care Women Int 2020; 43:746-762. [PMID: 33316202 DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2020.1797033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Although intimate partner violence (IPV) is well-established as a highly prevalent global issue, research examining the experience of health providers who screen women at risk for IPV is scarce. We aimed to explore the experience of midwives in primary health care centers in Santiago, Chile, regarding identification of at-risk women and barriers to screening. We highlight the intersection of complex issues of global relevance, such as culture, language, provider-patient relationships, and allocation of time and resources. In our results, we illustrate the importance of providing midwives extended time, interpreter services, and cross-cultural education to address IPV in their transcultural context.
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- Savannah Gray
- Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Clinical Professor Emerita, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Women's and Newborn's Health Promotion, School of Midwifery, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Women's and Newborn's Health Promotion, School of Midwifery, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Mariscal TL, Hughes CML, Modrek S. Changes in Incidents and Payment Methods for Intimate Partner Violence Related Injuries in Women Residing in the United States, 2002 to 2015. Womens Health Issues 2020; 30:338-344. [PMID: 32611507 DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2020.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Violence in interpersonal relationships is a substantial health and social problem in the United States and is associated with a myriad of immediate and long-term physical, behavioral, and neurocognitive impairments. The present study sought to determine the incidence of U.S. emergency department (ED)-attended intimate partner violence (IPV) from 2002 to 2015 and examine the differences in payment sources before and after implementation of the Affordable Care Act. METHODS We analyzed ED visits among female patients aged 15 years or older between 2002 and 2015 from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. Using International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification, codes from patient visit records, we classified each ED visit to determine the frequency and estimate the relative proportion and national frequency of IPV visits. We explored bivariate and multivariate associations between IPV-related injuries with age, race, ethnicity, method of payment, and region, noting changes over time. RESULTS Between 2002 and 2015, female patients visited EDs an estimated 2,576,417 times for IPV-related events, and the proportion of ED visits for IPV increased during that time period. The percentage of ED visits for IPV-related events did not differ significantly by region, race, or ethnicity. Compared with women 25-44 years of age, women aged 65 to 74 (odds ratio, 0.15; 95% confidence interval, 0.05-0.43; p < .001) and 75 years and older (odds ratio, 0.20; 95% confidence interval, 0.08-0.53; p = .001) were less likely to visit an ED for IPV. Women were more likely to pay for IPV-related services out-of-pocket (i.e., self-pay) (odds ratio, 1.85; 95% confidence interval, 1.24-277; p = .003) before the enactment of the Affordable Care Act. CONCLUSIONS The increase in the percentage of IPV-related ED claims paid by private insurance suggests that the Affordable Care Act may have increased women's willingness and ability to seek medical attention for IPV-related injuries and disclose IPV as the source of injuries.
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- Tatiana L Mariscal
- Health Equity Institute, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California.
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- Health Equity Institute, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California
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- Health Equity Institute, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California; Department of Economics, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California
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HAN ALMİŞ B, GÜMÜŞTAŞ F, KOYUNCU KÜTÜK E. Kadına Yönelik Aile İçi Şiddetin Kadın ve Çocukların Ruh Sağlığına Etkileri. PSIKIYATRIDE GUNCEL YAKLASIMLAR - CURRENT APPROACHES IN PSYCHIATRY 2020. [DOI: 10.18863/pgy.567635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Watson-Singleton NN, Florez IA, Clunie AM, Silverman AL, Dunn SE, Kaslow NJ. Psychosocial Mediators Between Intimate Partner Violence and Alcohol Abuse in Low-Income African American Women. Violence Against Women 2019; 26:915-934. [PMID: 31179866 DOI: 10.1177/1077801219850331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Intimate partner violence (IPV) exposure can increase alcohol use. Although African Americans use less alcohol compared with European Americans, African American women experience disparate rates of IPV, potentially intensifying their alcohol abuse. We used data from 171 African American women to test if IPV was related to alcohol abuse and if psychosocial factors-loneliness, embarrassment, fear of harm, hope, social support, childcare needs, and finances-mediated this link. IPV and alcohol abuse were related, and several factors were related to either IPV or alcohol abuse. Social support was related to both, and it mediated the IPV-alcohol abuse link, explaining women's alcohol abuse relating to IPV.
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Wadsworth P, Degesie K, Kothari C, Moe A. Intimate Partner Violence During the Perinatal Period. J Nurse Pract 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2018.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Almiş BH, Kütük EK, Gümüştaş F, Çelik M. Risk Factors for Domestic Violence in Women and Predictors of Development of Mental Disorders in These Women. Noro Psikiyatr Ars 2018; 55:67-72. [PMID: 30042644 PMCID: PMC6045806 DOI: 10.29399/npa.19355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 05/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Based on the hypothesis that women who exposed to physical violence had lower education and income levels than those who did not, and those who got married earlier and had marriage with unwanted people had higher psychiatric disorders, the aims of this study were to determine risk factors for domestic violence and predictors of psychiatric impairment in women exposed to domestic violence. METHODS We used random selection method and included 400 married women above 18 years of age living in Adiyaman province. Socio-demographic data and exposure to physical violence and sexual coercion for participants were evaluated by a structured questionnaire. Depression scores of the women were evaluated by Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and anxiety scores were evaluated by Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Suicidal ideas of the subjects were evaluated by 17 item Suicide Intent Scale and their suicide plans, attempts, thoughts, and risk of recurrence were evaluated by 4 item Suicidal Behavior Questionnaire. RESULTS 65,5% of the women (n=262) reported no violence, 19,3% (n=77) reported violence only from their spouses, 5,2% (n=21) reported violence from people other than spouse, and 10% (n=40) reported physical violence from both their spouses and other people. Logistic regression analysis showed that employment status of spouses, presence of medical/psychiatric illness in spouses, the acceptance of the view that 'Husbands can sometimes beat' by women and presence of psychiatric illness in women predicted domestic violence against these women from their spouses. Logistic regression analysis also revealed that education level, and presence of physical or sexual violence from their spouses predicted development of psychiatric disorders in women survivors of domestic violence. CONCLUSION This study showed that opinion of women about domestic violence, presence of a psychiatric disorder in women, employment status of spouse, and presence of a medical/psychiatric illness in spouse predicted physical violence against these women. In addition, education level of women, and presence of domestic violence from their spouses predicted development of psychiatric disorder. Knowing the factors that trigger physical violence and related psychiatric impairments is really important for development of preventive and therapeutic interventions.
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- Behice Han Almiş
- Department of Psychiatry, Adıyaman University Faculty of Medicine, Training and Research Hospital, Adıyaman, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Tekirdağ State Hospital, Tekirdağ, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Adıyaman University Faculty of Medicine, Adıyaman, Turkey
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Lacey KK, Mouzon DM. Severe Physical Intimate Partner Violence and the Mental and Physical Health of U.S. Caribbean Black Women. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2016; 25:920-9. [PMID: 26918816 DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2015.5293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Intimate partner violence is a threat to women's health. Relative to other racial/ethnic groups, African American and immigrant women are at an increased risk for violence. However, despite the growing presence of Caribbean Black immigrants in this country, few studies have examined the association between severe physical intimate partner violence (SPIPV) and the health of Caribbean Black women currently residing in the United States. This study examined the mental and physical health of U.S. Caribbean Black women with and without a history of SPIPV. We also explored the role of generational status-first, second, or third-in association with the physical and mental health of abused Caribbean Black women. METHODS Data from the National Survey of American Life, the largest and the only known representative study on Caribbeans residing in the United States, were analyzed. The World Health Organization (WHO) World Mental Health Composite International Diagnostic Interview (WMH-CIDI) was used to determine DSM-IV mental disorders. The presence of physical health conditions was based on respondents' self-reports of physician diagnoses. RESULTS The findings indicate an association between SPIPV and the mental and physical health status of U.S. Caribbean Black women. Rates of physical conditions and mental health disorders were generally higher among women with a history of SPIPV than those without a history. Generational status also played a role in women's health outcomes. CONCLUSIONS The study has interventions and preventive implications for both detecting and addressing the health needs of U.S. Caribbean Black women who experience severe physical abuse by an intimate partner.
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- Krim K Lacey
- 1 Program for Research on Black Americans, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- 2 Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , New Brunswick, New Jersey
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