@article{ref1,
title="Predictive validity of a screen for partner violence against women",
journal="American journal of preventive medicine",
year="2001",
author="Koziol-McLain, Jane and Coates, C. J. and Lowenstein, Steven R.",
volume="21",
number="2",
pages="93-100",
abstract="BACKGROUND: While public health leaders recommend screening for partner violence, the predictive value of this practice is unknown. The purpose of this study was to test the ability of a brief three-question violence screen to predict violence against women in the ensuing months. METHODS: We conducted a prospective cohort study of adult women participating in the Colorado Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a population-based, random-digit-dialing telephone survey. During 8 monthly cohorts, 695 women participated in the BRFSS; 409 women participated in follow-up telephone interviews approximately 4 months later. Violent events during the follow-up period, measured using a modified 28-item Conflict Tactics Scale, were compared between women who initially screened positive and those who screened negative. RESULTS: Among BRFSS respondents, 8.4% (95% confidence interval [CI]=6.3%-10.5%) had an initial positive screen. During the follow-up period, women who screened positive were 46.5 times (5.4-405) more likely to experience severe physical violence, 11.7 times (5.0- 27.3) more likely to experience physical violence, 3.6 (2.4-5.2) times more likely to experience verbal aggression, and 2.5 times (1.2-5.1) more likely to experience sexual coercion. In a multivariate model, separation from one's spouse and a positive screen were significant independent predictors of physical violence. CONCLUSIONS: A brief violence screen identifies a subset of women at high risk for verbal, physical, and sexual partner abuse over the following 4 months. Women with a positive screen who are separated from their spouse are at highest risk.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0749-3797",
doi="10.1016/S0749-3797(01)00325-7",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0749-3797(01)00325-7"
}