TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of Abuse Experiences of Rural and Urban African American Women During Perinatal Period
AU - Bhandari, Shreya
AU - Bullock, Linda F.C.
AU - Richardson, Jeanita W.
AU - Kimeto, Pamela
AU - Campbell, Jacquelyn C.
AU - Sharps, Phyllis W.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2014
PY - 2015/7/4
Y1 - 2015/7/4
N2 - A subsample of 12 African American women (6 urban and 6 rural) were selected from a larger longitudinal, randomized control trial, Domestic Violence Enhanced Home Visitation (DOVE-R01 900903 National Institute of Nursing Research [NINR]/National Institutes of Health [NIH]). All African American women were chosen to control for any racial- and/or race-related cultural differences that may exist among women across geographical areas. The experiences of abuse during the perinatal period are drawn from in-depth interviews conducted at five points in time during pregnancy and the post-partum period. The analysis describes three major themes that highlight the similarities and differences among rural and urban women. The main themes found were (1) types of abuse, (2) location of abuse, and (3) response to abuse. In addition, two sub-themes (a) defiance and compliance and (b) role of children were also identified. Implications for universal screening for women of reproductive age, safer gun laws, and the need for further research are discussed.
AB - A subsample of 12 African American women (6 urban and 6 rural) were selected from a larger longitudinal, randomized control trial, Domestic Violence Enhanced Home Visitation (DOVE-R01 900903 National Institute of Nursing Research [NINR]/National Institutes of Health [NIH]). All African American women were chosen to control for any racial- and/or race-related cultural differences that may exist among women across geographical areas. The experiences of abuse during the perinatal period are drawn from in-depth interviews conducted at five points in time during pregnancy and the post-partum period. The analysis describes three major themes that highlight the similarities and differences among rural and urban women. The main themes found were (1) types of abuse, (2) location of abuse, and (3) response to abuse. In addition, two sub-themes (a) defiance and compliance and (b) role of children were also identified. Implications for universal screening for women of reproductive age, safer gun laws, and the need for further research are discussed.
KW - anything related to domestic violence
KW - battered women
KW - domestic violence
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U2 - 10.1177/0886260514552274
DO - 10.1177/0886260514552274
M3 - Article
C2 - 25315478
AN - SCOPUS:84930335987
SN - 0886-2605
VL - 30
SP - 2087
EP - 2108
JO - Journal of Interpersonal Violence
JF - Journal of Interpersonal Violence
IS - 12
ER -