Inadequate Data Limit the Analysis of Health Disparities and Causes: A Call for Research on Youth Interpersonal Violence

Interpersonal violence among racial and ethnic minority youth is of great concern in health disparity research. Child maltreatment (CM), adolescent dating abuse (ADA), sexual abuse, and polyvictimization are key forms of interpersonal violence that require surveillance and national epidemiological d...

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Published inJournal of interpersonal violence Vol. 36; no. 19-20; pp. 9850 - 9856
Main Authors Roldós, Maria Isabel, Farhat, Tilda
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.10.2021
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Adolescent
Adolescents
American Indians
Child
Child Abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Domestic violence
Epidemiology
Ethnic groups
Ethnicity
Health disparities
Health research
Health Status Disparities
Humans
Minority Groups
Sex Offenses
Sexual abuse
Surveillance
Victimization
Violence
Youth
child maltreatment
prevention of child abuse
sexual assault
youth violence
data systems
adolescent dating violence
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Summary:Interpersonal violence among racial and ethnic minority youth is of great concern in health disparity research. Child maltreatment (CM), adolescent dating abuse (ADA), sexual abuse, and polyvictimization are key forms of interpersonal violence that require surveillance and national epidemiological data. However, national data systems and published evidence do not depict this health burden for all racial and ethnic populations. Prevalence and incidence rates for American Indians, Eskimo, and Asian youth are absent from most estimates. This commentary provides a brief overview of the gaps in the literature and offers suggestions for addressing these gaps.
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ISSN:0886-2605
1552-6518
DOI:10.1177/0886260519866246