Intimate partner violence among African American and African Caribbean women: prevalence, risk factors, and the influence of cultural attitudes

• Main Authors: Jamila K. Stockman (Author), Marguerite B. Lucea (Author), Richelle Bolyard (Author), Desiree Bertand (Author), Gloria B. Callwood (Author), Phyllis W. Sharps (Author), Doris W. Campbell (Author), Jacquelyn C. Campbell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Women of African descent are disproportionately affected by intimate partner abuse; yet, limited data exist on whether the prevalence varies for women of African descent in the United States and those in the US territories. Objective: In this multisite study, we estimated lifetime and 2-...