Sabri Bushra, Stockman Jamila K, Campbell Jacquelyn C, O'Brien Sharon, Campbell Doris, Callwood Gloria B, Bertrand Desiree, Sutton Lorna W, Hart-Hyndman Greta
Violence Vict. 2014;29(5):719-41. doi: 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-13-00018.
The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with increased risk for lethal violence among ethnically diverse Black women in Baltimore, Maryland (MD), and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). Women with abuse experiences (N = 456) were recruited from primary care, prenatal, or family planning clinics in Baltimore, MD, and St. Thomas and St. Croix. Logistic regression was used to examine factors associated with the risk for lethal violence among abused women. Factors independently related to increased risk of lethal violence included fear of abusive partners, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), symptoms, and use of legal resources. These factors must be considered in assessing safety needs of Black women in abusive relationships.
本研究的目的是确定与马里兰州巴尔的摩市和美属维尔京群岛种族多样的黑人女性中致命暴力风险增加相关的因素。有虐待经历的女性(N = 456)从马里兰州巴尔的摩市以及圣托马斯岛和圣克罗伊岛的初级保健、产前或计划生育诊所招募。采用逻辑回归分析来检验与受虐女性中致命暴力风险相关的因素。与致命暴力风险增加独立相关的因素包括对虐待伴侣的恐惧、创伤后应激障碍(PTSD)症状以及法律资源的使用。在评估处于虐待关系中的黑人女性的安全需求时,必须考虑这些因素。