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Correlates of injury to women with partners enrolled in batterer treatment programs
S N Forjuoh1, J H Coben, E W Gondolf
1Center for Violence and Injury Control, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5406, USA. sforjuoh@pgh.auhs.edu
Objectives:
This study examined correlates of injury in a cohort of women who were partners of men enrolled in batterer treatment programs.
Methods:
Cross-sectional data of 670 pairs of battered women and their partners were analyzed. Prevalence rates of women's self-reports of injury due to their partners' abusive behavior were computed and compared by couples' demographic and behavioral characteristics.
Results:
Men's use of severe tactics of abuse was the characteristic most significantly associated with injury (odds ratio = 15.47; 95% confidence interval = 9.02, 26.55).
Conclusions:
Our findings underscore the need to obtain information on the specific tactics used by couples to settle their disputes during universal screening by practitioners.