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Help-Seeking for Intimate Partner Violence and Forced Sex in South Carolina
American Journal of Preventive Medicine (2000)
  • Ann L. Coker, University of South Carolina - Columbia
  • Christina Derrick
  • Julia L. Lumpkin
  • Timothy E. Aldrich
  • Robert Oldendick, University of South Carolina - Columbia
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
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/