Relationship between drug abuse and intimate partner violence: A longitudinal study among women receiving methadone

N. El-Bassel, L. Gilbert, E. Wu, H. Go and J. Hill

American Journal of Public Health, 2005, vol. 95, issue 3, 465-470

Abstract: Objectives. We examined whether frequent drug use increases the likelihood of subsequent sexual or physical intimate partner violence (IPV) and whether IPV increases the likelihood of subsequent frequent drug use. Methods. A random sample of 416 women on methadone was assessed at baseline (wave 1) and at 6 months (wave 2), and 12 months (wave 3) following the initial assessment. Propensity score matching and multiple logistic regression were employed. Results. Women who reported frequent crack use at wave 2 were more likely than non-drug using women to report IPV at wave 3 (odds ratio [OR] = 4.4; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.1, 9.1; P

Date: 2005
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