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ASSESSMENT FOR INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AMONG
WOMEN OF COLOR IN CLINIC-BASED SETTINGS Jacquelyn
C. Campbell, PhD, Jamila K. Stockman, PhD,
Phyllis W. Sharps, PhD, Juwarat Kadiri, BS,
Richelle Bolyard, BS, Gloria B. Callwood, PhD,
and Doris W. Campbell, PhD, Johns Hopkins
University School of Nursing, Baltimore
MDUniversity of the Virgin Islands, St.
Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
BACKGROUND
STUDY DESIGN
RESULTS

• In 1999, estimates from the National Crime
  Victimization Survey indicated that over 800,000
  violent crimes were committed against persons by
  their current or former spouses, boyfriends or
  girlfriends.
• Intimate partner violence (IPV)
  disproportionately affects low-income and
  minority women .

• Case-Control Study
• Recruitment sites
• Baltimore, MD, USA
• St. Croix and St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
• Cases defined as women with a history of
  intimate partner violence (IPV)
• Goal 150 recruited from each site
• To date, 9 eligible cases have participated (6
  from Baltimore, MD and 3 from US Virgin Islands)
• Controls defined as women without a history of
  IPV
• Random selection of controls
• Goal 150 recruited from each site
• To date, 2 eligible controls have participated
  (1 per site)
• In-depth interviews to be conducted among 20
  women in each site

Type of injury reported in the past year among
African American and Afro Caribbean females with
a history of IPV and those without a history of
IPV (n11), Baltimore, MD and US Virgin Islands
Intimate Partner Violence Rates (per 1,000) by
Income and Race of Female Victim, U.S., 1993-1999
Healthcare utilization patterns among African
American and Afro Caribbean females with a
history of IPV and those without a history of IPV
(n11), Baltimore, MD
and US Virgin Islands
STUDY POPULATION

• Women seeking care at primary care, prenatal or
  family planning clinics in Baltimore, MD, USA or
  St Croix or St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands.
• Eligibility criteria
• African descent
• Ages 18 to 55 years
• Report of an intimate partner within the past two
  years
• Potential participants receive a flyer describing
  the research study upon intake registration.

Includes rape, sexual assault, aggravated and
simple assault. Source National Crime
Victimization Survey, Bureau of Justice
Statistics, Washington, DC.
Intimate Partner Violence Rates (per 1,000) by
Race of Female Victim, U.S., 1993-1999
DATA COLLECTION

• Quantitative data collected through audio
  computer-assisted self-interview techniques.
• Potential participants complete screening
  questionnaire to determine eligibility.
• Demographics
• Abuse Assessment Screen
• Womens Experiences with Battering scale
• Eligible women complete 30-minute questionnaire
• Current and abusive partner characteristics
• Physical and mental health outcomes
• Health care utilization patterns
• Abuse history
• Sexual risk behaviors
• Participants receive 20 gift card and resource
  list of local services for abused women.

CONCLUSIONS

• Based on the low proportion of cases experiencing
  injuries thus far, a sufficient amount of
  healthcare services were utilized by victims of
  intimate partner abuse.
• The small sample size recruited to date did not
  allow adequate statistical power to test the
  association between abuse status and healthcare
  utilization.
• Future analyses will extend these findings and
  incorporate preferences and experiences of
  assessment of IPV through qualitative interviews.

Includes rape, sexual assault, aggravated and
simple assault. Source National Crime
Victimization Survey, Bureau of Justice
Statistics, Washington, DC.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS

• Low-income and minority women are disadvantaged
  with respect to access to care, process of health
  care and health outcomes.

This research was supported by the National
Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities
of the National Institutes of Health (Grant
1P20MD002286).
OBJECTIVE
To compare healthcare utilization patterns for
African American and Afro Caribbean female
victims of IPV and those who have not experienced
IPV.