History of Domestic Violence and Physical Health in Midlife

Title
History of Domestic Violence and Physical Health in Midlife
Publication Date
2006
Author(s)
Loxton, Deborah
Schofield, Margot Jocelyn
Hussain, Rafat
Mishra, Gita
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Sage Publications, Inc
Place of publication
United States of America
DOI
10.1177/1077801206291483
UNE publication id
une:4863
Abstract
The association between domestic violence and physical health in middle-aged Australian women is investigated via a cross-sectional survey of 14,100 women (45 to 50 years old) who responded to the first Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health survey. After adjustment for demographic and health behavior characteristics and menopause status in multivariate analyses, various physical conditions (allergies or breathing problems, pain or fatigue, bowel problems, vaginal discharge, eyesight and hearing problems, low iron, asthma, bronchitis or emphysema, cervical cancer) were associated with domestic violence. The results highlight the link between health and domestic violence in middle-aged women and underscore the need for health professionals to take a full social history from women presenting with physical symptoms.
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Citation
Violence Against Women, 12(8), p. 715-731
ISSN
1077-8012
Start page
715
End page
731

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