Factors associated with increased risk for lethal violence in intimate partner relationships among ethnically diverse black women

Bushra Sabri; Jamila K. Stockman; Jacquelyn C. Campbell; Sharon O'Brien; Doris Campbell; Gloria B. Callwood; Desiree Bertrand; Lorna W. Sutton; Greta Hart-Hyndman

doi:10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-13-00018

Factors associated with increased risk for lethal violence in intimate partner relationships among ethnically diverse black women

Bushra Sabri, Jamila K. Stockman, Jacquelyn C. Campbell, Sharon O'Brien, Doris Campbell, Gloria B. Callwood, Desiree Bertrand, Lorna W. Sutton, Greta Hart-Hyndman

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with increased risk for lethal violence among ethnically diverse Black women in Baltimore, Maryland (MD), and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). Women with abuse experiences (N = 456) were recruited from primary care, prenatal, or family planning clinics in Baltimore, MD, and St. Thomas and St. Croix. Logistic regression was used to examine factors associated with the risk for lethal violence among abused women. Factors independently related to increased risk of lethal violence included fear of abusive partners, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), symptoms, and use of legal resources. These factors must be considered in assessing safety needs of Black women in abusive relationships.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	719-741
Number of pages	23
Journal	Violence and Victims
Volume	29
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-13-00018
State	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Black women
Caribbean women
Homicide
Intimate partner violence
Risk factors

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Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Health(social science)
Law

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