Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Identifying pregnant women experiencing domestic violence in an urban emergency department
Other Titles:	Journal of interpersonal violence
Authors:	Bresinger, Colleen M Nelson, Deborah B Datner, Elizabeth M Wiebe, Douglas J
Keywords:	Pregnancy;Screening
Year:	2007
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	22 (1), January 2007
Notes:	The article describes characteristics of pregnant women presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) who are experiencing current violence and presented a screening tool to identify pregnant women experiencing violence. Women completed an in-person interview regarding violence, sociodemo-graphic factors, health status, and drug use. Fifteen percent of women reported at least one episode of violence during the pregnancy. Young age (OR = 3.37, 95% CI: 1.79-6.36), current alcohol use (OR = 1.53, 95% CI: 1.06-2.19), current marijuana use (OR = 1.96, 95% CI: 1.32-2.92), less than a high school education (OR = 1.46, 95% CI: 1.01-2.12), and a prior diagnosis of trichomonas (OR = 1.81, 95% CI: 1.20-2.72) were significantly related to experiencing current violence. Screening patients using these five characteristics identified 8 out of 10 women reporting violence (sensitivity = 75.6%). These results identify a set of predictors that may be helpful in identifying pregnant women who are experiencing current domestic violence. [?2007 SAGE Publications. All rights reserved. For further information, visit SAGE Publications link.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/15147
ISSN:	0886-2605
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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