Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Across Medical and Surgical Health Care Settings
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- 28 January 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Violence Against Women
- Vol. 20 (1) , 118-136
Abstract
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious health problem and a leading cause of nonfatal injury in North American females. Prevalence of IPV has ranged from less than 20% to more than 50% across primary care, emergency medicine, and family medicine. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature to examine best estimates of IPV prevalence as opportunities for targeted interventions in health care specialties. We included 37 articles in this study. Based on our pooled data, best estimates of the lifetime prevalence of any type of IPV were 38% in family medicine and 40% in emergency medicine.Keywords
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