Comparative physical and mental health consequences in women of different ethnic backgrounds experiencing police involved IPV

Wilson, Janet Sullivan

Saturday, March 31, 2012: 11:25 AM-12:45 PM

Pacific J (San Francisco Marriott Marquis)

Speaker:
Janet Sullivan Wilson, PhD, RN, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Authors:
Jill Messing, PhD, MSW, Arizona State University
Sheryll Brown, MPH, Oklahoma State Department of Health
Beverly Patchell, MSN, RN, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Joe F. West, MBA, Arizona State University
Jacquelyn C. Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

Presentation Format:
Scientific Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Identify differences in physical and mental health outcomes of intimate partner violence among women of different ethnic backgounds
Analyze how these differences may affect access to IPV care, diagnosis and treatment

Description:
American Indian and African American women are disproportionately killed in domestic violence homicides and experience many health inequities. This study identified differences/similarities in the experiences and physical and mental health outcomes of IPV among an ethnically diverse sample of women (n=440) experiencing police involved intimate partner violence. Results indicated that women of different ethnic backgrounds experience IPV differently and understanding these differences may help reduce differential access to services and provide more quality care.