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Intimate Partner Violence Screening in a Women Veterans’ Health Clinic: Assessing Feasibility

Authors: Rachel E. Latta, A. Rani Elwy, Tu A. Ngo, Megan M. Kelly

Published in: Journal of Family Violence | Issue 5/2016

Abstract

Women presenting for care within a suburban Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital (VA) were screened for intimate partner violence (IPV). This study aimed to explore the feasibility of screening for IPV within a VA women’s health clinic, assess how well the screening measure captured women veterans’ experiences of IPV, and compare clinical correlates of IPV in women veterans who have and have not experienced IPV. Of 96 eligible women, 93 (97 %) answered a self-report question regarding experience of lifetime IPV and 72 (75 %) participated in a standardized screening. Among participants, 42 (47 %) reported experiencing past or current IPV, and of those, 11 (25 %) reported that they were currently experiencing IPV, and 31 (70 %) reported that they had experienced IPV in their past. Screening for IPV among women veterans in a women’s health clinic is feasible and identifies women who experience IPV, offering opportunities for referral and intervention.

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Title: Intimate Partner Violence Screening in a Women Veterans’ Health Clinic: Assessing Feasibility
Authors: Rachel E. Latta
A. Rani Elwy
Tu A. Ngo
Megan M. Kelly
Publication date: 01-07-2016
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Family Violence / Issue 5/2016
Print ISSN: 0885-7482
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2851
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-016-9798-y

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