Recent violence in a community-based sample of homeless and unstably housed women with high levels of psychiatric comorbidity

E.D. Riley, J. Cohen, K.R. Knight, A. Decker, K. Marson and M. Shumway

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 9, 1657-1663

Abstract: Objectives. We determined associations between co-occurring psychiatric conditions and violence against homeless and unstably housed women. Methods. Between 2008 and 2010, we interviewed homeless and unstably housed women recruited from community venues about violence, socioeconomic factors, and psychiatric conditions. We used multivariable logistic regression to determine independent correlates of violence. Results. Among 291 women, 97% screened positive for 1 or more psychiatric conditions. Types of violence perpetrated by primary partners and persons who were not primary partners (non-primary partners) included emotional violence (24% vs 50%; P

Keywords: adult; article; female; health behavior; homelessness; housing; human; male; mental disease; middle aged; partner violence; risk factor; sexual crime; social isolation; socioeconomics; statistics; violence, Adult; Female; Health Behavior; Homeless Persons; Housing; Humans; Male; Mental Disorders; Middle Aged; Risk Factors; Sex Offenses; Social Isolation; Socioeconomic Factors; Spouse Abuse; Violence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301958

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