Coyle B S, Wolan D L, Van Horn A S
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
Mil Med. 1996 Oct;161(10):588-93.
Physical and sexual abuse are increasingly recognized as common harmful experiences for women. We surveyed 828 women veterans seeking care at the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center to determine the prevalence of physical and sexual abuse experiences, both during and outside of military service. Data were collected through an anonymous, mailed questionnaire, with a response rate of 52%. Sixty-eight percent of respondents reported at least one form of abuse, and 27% reported all three. Sexual abuse was most common (55%), followed by physical abuse (48%), and rape (41%). Enlisted women, women younger than 50, and single, separated, or divorced women were significantly more likely to report abusive experiences. Over 40% of the women reporting abuse were never victimized while on active duty, and these women were less likely to receive counseling. Physical and sexual abuse experiences are disturbingly common among women veterans and demonstrate the need for additional services to assist these women.
身体虐待和性虐待日益被视为女性常见的有害经历。我们对在巴尔的摩退伍军人事务医疗中心寻求治疗的828名女性退伍军人进行了调查，以确定她们在服役期间和服役之外遭受身体虐待和性虐待经历的发生率。数据通过匿名邮寄问卷收集，回复率为52%。68%的受访者报告至少遭受过一种形式的虐待，27%的受访者报告三种虐待都经历过。性虐待最为常见（55%），其次是身体虐待（48%）和强奸（41%）。入伍女性、50岁以下女性以及单身、分居或离异女性报告遭受虐待经历的可能性显著更高。超过40%报告遭受虐待的女性在现役期间从未遭受过侵害，而且这些女性接受咨询的可能性较小。身体虐待和性虐待经历在女性退伍军人中令人不安地普遍存在，这表明需要提供更多服务来帮助这些女性。
