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Domestic violence. Incidence and prevalence in a northern emergency department
Jane Cox1, Gary W Bota, Mary Carter
1Department of Family Practice, Sudbury Regional Hospital, Ontario.
Objective:
To examine the incidence and prevalence of domestic violence (DV) against women presenting to emergency departments.
Design:
Prospective cohort study to determine health status and exposure to DV.
Setting:
Hospital emergency department in urban northern Canada.
Participants:
Random sample of women older than 16 presenting to the emergency department for any reason.
Main Outcome Measures:
Demographic variables, exposure to DV.
Results:
Of 1800 potential subjects, 577 (32%) did not fit inclusion criteria. Of the remaining 1223, 983 (80%) agreed to participate. Mean age was 41, 135 of participants (14%) were aboriginal, and 546 (56%) were married. Overall, 725 (74%) had current partners. Incidence of DV resulting in emergency department presentation on the day of assessment was 2%. Of women with partners, 66 (9%) had previously been threatened or injured by those partners. Lifetime prevalence of DV was 51%; physical DV was experienced by 40%. One-year prevalence was 26%.
Conclusion:
Incidence of DV was lower than expected; prevalence of DV was high.
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