Mouton Charles P, Rodabough Rebecca J, Rovi Susan L D, Hunt Julie L, Talamantes Melissa A, Brzyski Robert G, Burge Sandra K
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 78229-7795, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2004 Apr;94(4):605-12. doi: 10.2105/ajph.94.4.605.
We examined prevalence, 3-year incidence, and predictors of physical and verbal abuse among postmenopausal women.
We used a cohort of 91,749 women aged 50 to 79 years from the Women's Health Initiative. Outcomes included self-reported physical abuse and verbal abuse.
At baseline, 11.1% reported abuse sometime during the prior year, with 2.1% reporting physical abuse only, 89.1% reporting verbal abuse only, and 8.8% reporting both physical and verbal abuse. Baseline prevalence was associated with service occupations, having lower incomes, and living alone. At 3-year follow-up, 5.0% of women reported new abuse, with 2.8% reporting physical abuse only, 92.6% reporting verbal abuse only, and 4.7% reporting both physical and verbal abuse.
Postmenopausal women are exposed to abuse at similar rates to younger women; this abuse poses a serious threat to their health.
我们研究了绝经后女性身体虐待和言语虐待的患病率、3年发病率及其预测因素。
我们使用了来自女性健康倡议组织的91749名年龄在50至79岁之间的女性队列。研究结果包括自我报告的身体虐待和言语虐待。
在基线时，11.1%的女性报告在前一年的某个时候遭受过虐待，其中2.1%仅报告遭受身体虐待，89.1%仅报告遭受言语虐待，8.8%报告同时遭受身体和言语虐待。基线患病率与服务性职业、收入较低以及独居有关。在3年随访时，5.0%的女性报告有新的虐待情况，其中2.8%仅报告遭受身体虐待，92.6%仅报告遭受言语虐待，4.7%报告同时遭受身体和言语虐待。
绝经后女性遭受虐待的比例与年轻女性相似；这种虐待对她们的健康构成严重威胁。
