Article
Help-Seeking for Intimate Partner Violence and Forced Sex in South Carolina
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
(2000)
Abstract
Purpose: In this population-based, random-digit-dial, cross-sectional survey, we assessed the lifetime victimization of intimate partner violence (IPV) and forced or coerced sex among 556 women and men in South Carolina, and the help-seeking behaviors of victims.
Results: Among women, 25.3% experienced IPV (sexual, physical, or emotional violence) compared with 13.2% of men. Although women were significantly more likely to report physical or sexual IPV (17.8%) than were men (4.9%), men (8.3%) were as likely as women (7.4%) to report perceived emotional abuse without physical or sexual IPV. One half of men and women with annual incomes <$15,000 reported IPV. Among women experiencing physical or sexual IPV, 53% sought community-based or professional services for IPV; women with higher education levels and those experiencing more severe violence were most likely to seek services.
Keywords
- domestic violence,
- epidemiology,
- helping behavior,
- rape,
- risk factors,
- sex,
- spouse abuse
Disciplines
Publication Date
November, 2000
Citation Information
Ann L. Coker, Christina Derrick, Julia L. Lumpkin, Timothy E. Aldrich, et al.. "Help-Seeking for Intimate Partner Violence and Forced Sex in South Carolina" American Journal of Preventive Medicine Vol. 19 Iss. 4 (2000) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/anncoker/18/