The prevalence of female-to-male intimate partner violence in an urban emergency department

Female-to-male intimate partner violence (IPV) recently has become a recognized health care issue. We screened a heterosexual male Emergency Department population for IPV using the HITS scale, a four-question survey. Two hundred eighty-two men were enrolled in the study. Basic demographics, along wi...

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Published inThe Journal of emergency medicine Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 215 - 218
Main Authors Mills, Lisa D, Mills, Trevor J, Taliaferro, Ellen, Zimbler, Andrea, Smith, Donald
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2003
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Data Collection
domestic violence
Domestic Violence - statistics & numerical data
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Humans
injury prevention
interpersonal violence
intimate partner violence
Louisiana - epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Sexual Partners
Louisiana
intimate partner violence
interpersonal violence
domestic violence
injury prevention
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Summary:Female-to-male intimate partner violence (IPV) recently has become a recognized health care issue. We screened a heterosexual male Emergency Department population for IPV using the HITS scale, a four-question survey. Two hundred eighty-two men were enrolled in the study. Basic demographics, along with the answers to the HITS scale, were analyzed. Of the men screened, 29.3% had a positive history of IPV. Men who were positive for IPV were more likely to score higher on questions regarding the frequency of verbal aggression than actual or threatened physical violence. This study reinforces the need to screen both genders for IPV in the Emergency Department.
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ISSN:0736-4679
2352-5029
DOI:10.1016/S0736-4679(03)00178-1