Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health
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Womens Health Issues · Mar 2009
Comparative StudyRacial and ethnic disparities in police-reported intimate partner violence and risk of hospitalization among women.
We sought to examine racial and ethnic disparities in police-reported intimate partner violence (IPV) and hospitalization rates and rate ratios among women with police-reported IPV relative to those without such reports. ⋯ Exposure to IPV as reported to police increases the rate of hospital utilization among Black and White women, but lowers the rate for Hispanic women. Screening for IPV in hospitals may identify a substantial number of IPV-exposed women. Primary and secondary prevention efforts related to IPV should be culturally informed and specific.