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Web resource: | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1467-842X.2003.tb00831.x |
Type: | Journal Article |
Title: | Domestic violence in South Australia: a population survey of males and females |
Other Titles: | Aust Nz J Publ Heal |
Authors: | Hickling, J Woollacott, T Taylor, A Dal Grande, E |
Year: | 2003 |
Citation: | Vol. 27, no. 5 |
Notes: | Objective: To determine the self-reported prevalence of domestic violence in South Australian adults and to examine the associated risk factors, demographic factors and related health issues using computer-aided telephone interviewing (CATI) methodology.Sample: A representative random sample of South Australian adults aged 18 years and over selected from the Electronic White Pages. Overall, 6,004 interviews were completed (73.1% response rate).Results: In total, 17.8% of adults in South Australia reported some form of domestic violence by a current or an ex-partner. Demographic factors such as low household income, unemployment or part-time employment and health variables such as poor to fair self-reported health status and alcohol abuse problems were found to have a significant relationship with domestic violence.Conclusions: Approximately one in five South Australian adults report physical and emotional abuse from current or ex-partners, of whom the majority are women who are separated, divorced or never married and on lower incomes. Telephone interviewing is a cost-effective method of identifying prevalence estimates of domestic violence when compared with data collection by way of police reports or hospital emergency statistics.Implications: Domestic violence is a serious public health concern often 'hidden' by the lack of appropriate data. This study has shown that domestic violence is frequent and has important social, economic and health consequences. |
URI: | https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/14385 |
ISSN: | 1326-0200 |
Physical description: | Pages 543-550 |
Appears in Collections: | Journal Articles |
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