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Citation

Cannell MB, Manini T, Spence-Almaguer E, Maldonado-Molina MM, Andresen EM. J. Elder Abuse Negl. 2014; 26(4): 398-413.

Affiliation

a University of North Texas Health Science Center , Behavioral and Community Health , 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd , Fort Worth , TX , 76107.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/08946566.2013.879845

PMID

24410194

Abstract

We describe the annual prevalence of sexual abuse among community dwelling older adults in the United States. We also describe factors associated with experiencing sexual abuse. We used data from 24,343 older adults from the 2005 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System pooled across 18 states. We estimated prevalence of sexual abuse, bivariate distributions, and odds ratio associations across demographic, health, and contextual factors. Our results show that 0.9% of older adults reported experiencing sexual abuse in the previous year. This represents approximately 90,289 community dwelling older adults. We also report on factors associated with experiencing recent sexual abuse. There was a significant gender-by-binge drinking interaction, with a stronger association among women. There is a need for health promotion efforts targeted specifically towards older adults, encouraging them to seek services, if possible, after exposure to sexual abuse.


Language: en

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