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CERC Presentations NBNA SYMPOSIUM SAN DIEGO AUGUST 4, 2010

Adverse Health Conditions and Health Risk Behaviors Associated with Intimate Partner Violence in US Virgin Islands Grant Support: National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities , NIH (# P20MD002286). CERC Presentations NBNA SYMPOSIUM SAN DIEGO AUGUST 4, 2010.

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CERC Presentations NBNA SYMPOSIUM SAN DIEGO AUGUST 4, 2010

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  1. Adverse Health Conditions and Health Risk Behaviors Associated with Intimate Partner Violence in US Virgin IslandsGrant Support: National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities , NIH (# P20MD002286).

  2. CERC PresentationsNBNA SYMPOSIUMSAN DIEGOAUGUST 4, 2010 Intimate partner violence (IPV) • IPV is violence that occurs between a victim and perpetrator who are current or former spouses or partners. • The violence can be physical, sexual and psychological in nature and includes threats of physical or sexual violence against a partner and stalking a partner (CDC). • Women are more likely than men to be repeatedly abused, injured, or die as a result of partner violence. • In addition to the risk for death and injury, IPV has been associated with certain adverse health conditions and health risk behaviors.

  3. CERC PresentationsNBNA SYMPOSIUMSAN DIEGOAUGUST 4, 2010 The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) • The BRFSS is a collaborative project of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the United States (U.S.) and territories. • The BRFSS, administered and supported by CDC's Behavioral Surveillance Branch, is an ongoing data collection program designed to measure behavioral risk factors of adults living in households. • The BRFSS was initiated in 1984, with personnel from 15 states collecting surveillance data on risk behaviors through monthly telephone interviews.

  4. CERC PresentationsNBNA SYMPOSIUMSAN DIEGOAUGUST 4, 2010 The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) • Over time, the number of states participating in the survey increased; by 2001, 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands were participating in the BRFSS. • Data collected annually consist of • identifying demographic variations in health related behaviors, • addressing emergent and critical health issues, • measuring progress in health objectives, and • linking findings to a framework, the social determinants of health.

  5. NBNA SYMPOSIUMSAN DIEGOAUGUST 4, 2010 Purpose • The purpose of this study is to describe the results of 2005 and 2006 BRFSS survey on IPV and selected health conditions and health risk behaviors among the resident of the US Virgin Island.

  6. Discussion • IPV prevalence similar in USVI as in mainland US • At least 16% of women lifetime prevalence (approximately 7-8% of men) • Underestimated in this kind of survey (telephone, health related, privacy not assured) • In most surveys specifically inquiring about victimization – lifetime prevalence approximately 25% • Also finding similar prevalence btw USVI & US in ACAAWS study - African American and Afro-Caribbean women in clinics in Baltimore & USVI • but higher than BRFSS – past two years 25%; lifetime – 40%

  7. Discussion • Negative health outcomes also found in ACAAWS study – • E.g. significantly more neurological problems in those abused versus never abused; significantly more overall pain; significantly more wheezing

  8. Conclusions • Therefore, important in full understanding of health disparities among women of color, that IPV be taken into account • Importance of clinical studies to complement population based surveys to fully understand health problems & health disparities • Also important for appropriate diagnoses and adequate treatment of women’s health problems that routine assessment for IPV be conducted (Abuse Assessment Screen – www.nnvawi.org) • If don’t know underlying problem, will only treat symptoms

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