Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Domestic violence experienced by women attending an accident and emergency department
Other Titles:	Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
Authors:	Redman, Selina Hancock, Lynne Brown, Wendy Bates, Lucy
Keywords:	Statistics;Health
Year:	1995
Publisher:	Public Health Association of Australia
Citation:	19 (3), 1995
Notes:	Journal name in 1995 Australian Journal of Public Health Outlines the methodology and results of a study aimed at establishing the extent and severity of domestic violence experienced by women attending the accident and emergency department of a large teaching hospital. The main measures used in the questionnaire, administered to 401 women, were demographic details, reason for attending the emergency department (i.e. nature of injury), history of domestic violence, and circumstances leading up to the woman’s admittance to the hospital. It was found that 1.7 per cent of women were attending the hospital as a direct result of an incident of domestic violence. The results indicate that at least one in four of women attending the emergency department have experienced domestic violence at some time in their lives and that the injury can be of such severity that is causes permanent damage of some kind. Further, women are unlikely to seek help from police or other agencies, weapons are frequently used and alcohol played a role in a high number of instances. Those most at risk of having a history of domestic violence were usually divorced/separated and did not have private medical cover. Suggests that the accident and emergency department is a potential base for the detection of and intervention into domestic violence and therefore improved training of health care professionals is needed.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/14366
ISSN:	1326-0200
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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