Wenzel S L, Leake B D, Gelberg L
Department of Family Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
J Gen Intern Med. 2000 Apr;15(4):265-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2000.04269.x.
There is limited understanding of the physical health, mental health, and substance use or abuse correlates of sexual violence against homeless women. This study documents the association of rape with health and substance use or abuse characteristics reported by a probability sample of 974 homeless women in Los Angeles. Controlling for potential confounders, women who reported rape fared worse than those who did not on every physical and mental health measure and were also more likely to have used and abused drugs other than alcohol. Results should serve to alert clinicians about groups of homeless women who may benefit from rape screening and treatment interventions.
人们对针对无家可归女性的性暴力与身体健康、心理健康以及物质使用或滥用之间的关联了解有限。本研究记录了在洛杉矶抽取的974名无家可归女性概率样本中，强奸与她们报告的健康及物质使用或滥用特征之间的关联。在控制了潜在混杂因素后，报告遭受强奸的女性在各项身心健康指标上的表现均比未遭受强奸的女性更差，而且她们也更有可能使用和滥用除酒精以外的毒品。研究结果应能提醒临床医生注意那些可能从强奸筛查和治疗干预中受益的无家可归女性群体。
