Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence Among Men and Women in an Inner City Emergency Department (original) (raw)

The present study surveyed medical and/or injured patients (men and women) in an inner city ED to examine the rates and correlates of IPV, including substance use patterns. Over a two-year period, participants (n=10,744) self-administered a computerized health survey during their ED visit that included screening items regarding past year history of IPV (including victimization and aggression). Overall, rates of any involvement in past year IPV were 8.7% (7.3% victimization and 4.4% aggression); however, women were more likely than men to report IPV. When examining participants' substance use patterns, participants who reported using both alcohol and cocaine were most likely to report IPV. Predictors of partner aggression and victimization were remarkably similar. This paper provides unique data regarding correlates of past year IPV history among a comprehensive sample of male and female ED patients presenting for medical complaints and/or injury.