Intimate partner violence among African American and African Caribbean women: prevalence, risk factors, and the influence of cultural attitudes

Intimate partner violence among African American and African Caribbean women: prevalence, risk factors, and the influence of cultural attitudes

Background: Women of African descent are disproportionately affected by intimate partner abuse; yet, limited data exist on whether the prevalence varies for women of African descent in the United States and those in the US territories. Objective: In this multisite study, we estimated lifetime and 2-...

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Main Authors: Jamila K. Stockman, Marguerite B. Lucea, Richelle Bolyard, Desiree Bertand, Gloria B. Callwood, Phyllis W. Sharps, Doris W. Campbell, Jacquelyn C. Campbell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-09-01
Series:Global Health Action
Subjects:
intimate partner violence
intimate partner abuse
cultural attitudes
African American
African Caribbean
women
Online Access:http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/download/24772/pdf_1

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