@article{ref1,
title="Correlates of intimate partner violence among female patients at a North Carolina emergency department",
journal="North Carolina medical journal",
year="2007",
author="Roche, Michael and Moracco, Kathryn E. and Dixon, Kimberly S. and Stern, E. A. and Bowling, J. Michael",
volume="68",
number="2",
pages="89-94",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This paper identifies comorbid factors among female emergency department (ED) patients who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). METHODS: 321 adult female patients completed self-administered questionnaires while in an urban North Carolina emergency department. IPV was assessed by questioning whether the patient had ever been afraid of a partner, physically hurt or threatened by a partner, or forced to have sex by a partner. RESULTS: One third of all female patients reported at least one form of IPV in their lifetimes. IPV was associated with a low self-rating of physical and mental health, frequent visits to the ED, and problems with alcohol, drugs, and mental health. In multivariate analysis, only a history ofalcohol and mental health problems and a low self-rating of mental health remained significant. CONCLUSIONS: The findings illustrate the need for IPV screening protocols that address mental health and substance abuse and also emphasize the importance ofscreening all women for IPV.   <p></p>  <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0029-2559",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}