Rural Disparity in Domestic Violence Prevalence and Access to Resources

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• Personal Author:
  Beyer K ; Dickey P ; Harland K ; Peek-Asa, Corinne ; Saftlas A ; Wallis A
• Description:
  Objective: Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a significant health issue in the United States and worldwide. The majority of studies on IPV have been conducted in urban populations. The objectives of this study are to determine if prevalence, frequency, and severity of IPV differ by rurality and to identify variance in geographic access to IPV resources. Methods: A cross-sectional clinic-based survey of 1478 women was conducted to measure the 1-year prevalence of physical, sexual, and psychologic IPV. IPV intervention programs in the state were inventoried and mapped, and the distance to the closest program was estimated for each participant based on an innovative algorithm developed for use when only ZIP code location is available. Results: Women in small rural and isolated areas reported the highest prevalence of IPV (22.5% and 17.9%, respectively) compared to 15.5% for urban women. Rural women reported significantly higher severity of physical abuse than their urban counterparts. The mean distance to the nearest IPV resource was three times greater for rural women than for urban women, and rural IPV programs served more counties and had fewer on-site shelter services. Over 25% of women in small rural and isolated areas lived > 40 miles from the closest program, compared with < 1% of women living in urban areas. Conclusions: Rural women experience higher rates of IPV and greater frequency and severity of physical abuse yet live much farther away from available resources. More IPV resources and interventions targeting rural women are needed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Men Occupational Health Safety Sex Characteristics Surveys And Questionnaires Violence Women
• Keywords:
  Cross Sectional Studies Health Services Health Surveys Humans Physical Reactions Physiological Factors Physiological Stress Sex Factors Violence Prevention
• ISSN:
  1540-9996
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062431
• Citation:
  J Womens Health 2011 Nov; 20(11):1743-1749
• Contact Point Address:
  Corinne Peek-Asa, Ph.D., University of Iowa, 100 Oakdale Boulevard, #114 IREH, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
• Email:
  corinne-peek-asa@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Women's Health
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9c2c2331b346233c5023fc223a3c673a7e1282e9aaa7ed579cbb382d147bd1b2d1a53cf302c9a60e1a35c007fa3aea1934ad0de52a86d058b029b5b0333de63f
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225683/cdc_225683_DS1.pdf
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