@article{ref1,
title="Food insecurity and intimate partner violence against women: results from the California Women's Health Survey",
journal="Public health nutrition",
year="2015",
author="Ricks, Joni L. and Cochran, Susan D. and Arah, Onyebuchi A. and Williams, John K. and Seeman, Teresa E.",
volume="19",
number="5",
pages="914-923",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between food insecurity and intimate partner violence in a population-based sample of heterosexual women. <br><br>DESIGN: Logistic regression was used to evaluate the association between three levels of food insecurity and intimate partner violence. SETTING: Data from 6 years of the California Women's Health Survey. SUBJECTS: Randomly selected women (n 16 562) aged 18 years and older from the State of California, USA. <br><br>RESULTS: We found: (i) that African-American women had a higher prevalence of food insecurity and were more likely to report severe intimate partner violence; (ii) a strong positive association between food insecurity and intimate partner violence; (iii) evidence of effect modification of the association between food insecurity and intimate partner violence by marital status; and (iv) higher odds of intimate partner violence among those reporting more severe food insecurity. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Food insecurity is an important risk indicator for intimate partner violence among women. Understanding the factors that put women, especially minority women, at greatest risk facilitates intervention development.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1368-9800",
doi="10.1017/S1368980015001986",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1368980015001986"
}