Drinking and Intimate Partner Violence Severity Levels Among U.S. Ethnic Groups in an Urban Emergency Department

Background Emergency departments (EDs) provide care to ethnically diverse populations with multiple health‐related risk factors, many of which are associated with intimate partner violence (IPV). This paper examines ethnic‐specific 12‐month rates of physical IPV by severity and their association wit...

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Published in:Academic emergency medicine 2019-08, Vol.26 (8), p.897-907
Main Authors: Caetano, Raul, Cunradi, Carol B., Alter, Harrison J., Mair, Christina, Yau, Rebecca K., Gerson, Lowell W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adverse childhood experiences
Alcohol Drinking - ethnology
Alcohol use
Depression - ethnology
Domestic violence
Emergency medical care
Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data
Female
Hispanic people
Humans
Intimate Partner Violence - ethnology
Male
Minority & ethnic groups
Risk Factors
Sexual Partners
Sociodemographics
Socioeconomic Factors
Substance-Related Disorders - ethnology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Urban areas
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Summary:Background Emergency departments (EDs) provide care to ethnically diverse populations with multiple health‐related risk factors, many of which are associated with intimate partner violence (IPV). This paper examines ethnic‐specific 12‐month rates of physical IPV by severity and their association with drinking and other sociodemographic and personality correlates in an urban ED sample. Methods Research assistants surveyed patients at an urban ED regarding IPV exposure as well as patterns of alcohol and drug use, psychological distress, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and other sociodemographic features. Results The survey (N = 1,037) achieved an 87.5% participation rate. About 23% of the sample reported an IPV event in the past 12 months. Rates were higher (p 
ISSN:1069-6563
1553-2712
DOI:10.1111/acem.13706