Prevalence of Domestic Violence and Associated Factors among Women on a Trauma Service

Abstract

Both DV and AA have a high prevalence among female trauma patients admitted to trauma centers. Nearly all subjects recommended screening for DV. Screening for DV should be incorporated into the routine care of female trauma patients.

Oral injuries in victims involving intimate partner violence

“…Despite many authors stating that the presence of head and neck injuries is a marker for IPV situations [3,11,20,25,30], oral injuries have a similar prevalence in other violence-related events and traffic accidents [17,19]. Thus, diagnosing IPV can be challenging, because the condition has no obvious clinical characteristics, and clinical standards for identifying IPV-related injury and other injuries of non-verifiable aetiology is the victim's self-report [31]. Therefore, the presence of these injuries constitutes an alert factor, and is of great relevance, although the evidence must be evaluated before a diagnosis of IPV is carried out.…”

Gender Differences Among Recidivist Trauma Patients

“…What is known is that approximately 1.5 million women and 834,732 men are physically assaulted by an intimate partner in the United States annually, and about 40% of the women sustained physical signs of injury during the assault [2]. Up to 25% of hospitalized female trauma patients have experienced intimate partner violence within the previous year [15,16]. Our study adds the fact that the proportion of domestic violence is higher among recidivist patients than among non-recidivist patients (3.5% versus 1.6%, P < 0.0003) ( Table 1) and suggests a potential opportunity for injury prevention.…”

A Protocol to Diagnose Intimate Partner Violence in the Emergency Department

“…[1][2][3][4] In the United States, 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 women are injured yearly due to IPV-related assaults. [5][6][7][8] IPV is underdiagnosed and underreported. In the United States, the estimated prevalence for IPV ranges from 22% to 35% in the setting of public and private health facilities.…”

“…In the United States, the estimated prevalence for IPV ranges from 22% to 35% in the setting of public and private health facilities. [7][8][9] In the emergency department (ED) setting, however, 1% to 6% of women are diagnosed with IPV-related injuries. 4,7 Although future episodes of violence may be prevented by appropriate and timely intervention, interventional activities, systems, or processes cannot be initiated until a diagnosis of IPV is entertained.…”