TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - African American HMO Enrollees
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Schollenberger, Janet
A1  - Campbell, Jacquelyn C.
A1  - Sharps, Phyllis W.
A1  - O'Campo, Patricia
A1  - Gielen, Andrea Carlson
A1  - Dienemann, Jacqueline
A1  - Kub, Joan
SP  - 599
EP  - 618
VL  - 9
IS  - 5
N2  - Intimate partner violence has been demonstrated to be a significant public health problem among African American women. This study provided an opportunity to examine prevalence of intimate partner violence and health consequences among a group of primarily middle-class, employed African American women enrolled in a privately insured HMO (n = 109 abused and 97 never-abused women). Significantly more abused African American women were divorced or widowed and had incomes less than $50,000 a year. Abused women had more health problems (central nervous system, gynecological, STDs, gastrointestinal), more health problems per medical visits, and more emergency room visits (p < .05) compared to never-abused women. The health consequences of abuse and its association with health disparities are discussed.<p /> 
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SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801202250451
ID  - ref1
ER  -