Citation

Coker AL, Derrick C, Lumpkin JL, Aldrich TE, Oldendick R. Am. J. Prev. Med. 2000; 19(4): 316-320.

Affiliation

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA. ACOKER@SPH.SC.EDU

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11064237

Abstract

PURPOSE: In this population-based, random-digit-dial, cross-sectional survey, we assessed the lifetime victimization of intimate partner violence (IPV) and forced or coerced sex among 556 women and men in South Carolina, and the help-seeking behaviors of victims. RESULTS: Among women, 25.3% experienced IPV (sexual, physical, or emotional violence) compared with 13.2% of men. Although women were significantly more likely to report physical or sexual IPV (17.8%) than were men (4.9%), men (8.3%) were as likely as women (7.4%) to report perceived emotional abuse without physical or sexual IPV. One half of men and women with annual incomes <$15, 000 reported IPV. Among women experiencing physical or sexual IPV, 53% sought community-based or professional services for IPV; women with higher education levels and those experiencing more severe violence were most likely to seek services. CONCLUSIONS: These data show that IPV is common and that most victims do not receive services to address this violence.

Language: en