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Comparative Study
. 2016 May;22(6):651-70.
doi: 10.1177/1077801215610014. Epub 2015 Oct 26.

Prevalence and Factors Associated With Severe Physical Intimate Partner Violence Among U.S. Black Women: A Comparison of African American and Caribbean Blacks

Krim K Lacey  1 , Carolyn M West  2 , Niki Matusko  3 , James S Jackson  3
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Comparative Study

Prevalence and Factors Associated With Severe Physical Intimate Partner Violence Among U.S. Black Women: A Comparison of African American and Caribbean Blacks

Krim K Lacey et al. Violence Against Women. 2016 May.

Abstract

This study explored prevalence rates and factors associated with lifetime severe physical intimate partner violence among U.S. Black women. Data from the National Survey of American Life were examined. Rates of severe physical intimate partner violence were higher among African American women compared with U.S. Caribbean Black women. Risk factors associated with reported abuse were similar to those found in earlier studies but differed by ethnic backgrounds. Demographic, resource, and situational factors were associated with severe physical intimate partner violence among U.S. Black women in general but made unique contributions by ethnic group. Implications and suggestions for future studies were discussed.

Keywords: African American and Caribbean Black Women; intimate partner violence; prevalence.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests

The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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