Prevalence of Rural Intimate Partner Violence in 16 US States, 2005
Prevalence of Rural Intimate Partner Violence in 16 US States, 2005
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1748-0361.2009.00225.x
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发表时间：
2009-06-01
影响因子：
4.9
通讯作者：
Black, Michele C.
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作者：
Breiding, Matthew J.;Ziembroski, Jessica S.;Black, Michele C.
背景：亲密伴侣暴力(IPV)是一个公共卫生问题，影响到整个社会阶层的人。然而，以前没有一项基于人群的公共卫生研究调查了美国农村地区的IPV流行率。鉴于农村地区可用于预防IPV的资源相对较少，对农村地区IPV的研究尤其重要。方法：2005年，16个州的25,000多名农村居民完成了行为危险因素监测系统(BRFSS)中的第一个IPV模块。BRFSS是由疾病控制和预防中心赞助的年度随机数字拨号电话调查。BRFSS提供对美国和几个美国领土的非制度化成年人口的健康行为和健康风险的监测。结果：总体而言，26.7%的农村妇女和15.5%的农村男子报告了某种形式的终身IPV受害者，与非农村地区的男性和女性的流行率相似。在几个州，居住在农村地区的人的终身IPV流行率明显高于非农村地区的人。结论：IPV在农村地区是一个重要的公共卫生问题，影响的人口比例与非农村地区相似。需要更多的研究来检验农村居民和非农村居民的IPV体验有何不同。
Context: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a public health problem that affects people across the entire social spectrum. However, no previous population-based public health studies have examined the prevalence of IPV in rural areas of the United States. Research on IPV in rural areas is especially important given that there are relatively fewer resources available in rural areas for the prevention of IPV. Methods: In 2005, over 25,000 rural residents in 16 states completed the first-ever IPV module within the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). The BRFSS is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-sponsored annual random-digit-dialed telephone survey. The BRFSS provides surveillance of health behaviors and health risks among the non-institutionalized adult population of the United States and several US territories. Findings: Overall, 26.7% of rural women and 15.5% of rural men reported some form of lifetime IPV victimization, similar to the prevalence found among men and women in non-rural areas. Within several states, those living in rural areas evidenced significantly higher lifetime IPV prevalence than those in non-rural areas. Conclusion: IPV is a significant public health problem in rural areas, affecting a similar portion of the population as in non-rural areas. More research is needed to examine how the experience of IPV is different for rural and non-rural residents.