TY - JOUR
T1 - Validity of Single Question for Screening Intimate Partner Violence among Urban Latina Women
AU - Kim, Young Ju
AU - Montano, Nilda Peragallo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/11/1
Y1 - 2017/11/1
N2 - Objective: The purpose of this study was to test the validity of a single violence question compared with revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2) as an initial tool which can be easily used in community-based health care settings to detect IPV in Latina women. Design and Sample: The study was conducted using secondary analyses of the baseline data from a culturally tailored HIV risk prevention project SEPA. A total of 657 Mexican and Puerto-Rican women aged 18–40, who reported sexual activities were interviewed. Measures: We used data regarding sociodemographic factors, Latino acculturation, a single violence question of “Did your partner hit or hurt you in any way?” and the CTS2 measuring intimate partner violence. Results: Using the CTS2 as a gold standard, the sensitivity and specificity of a single question for screening partner physical violence was 45.9% and 94.7%, respectively. The positive likelihood ratio of a single question for physical violence was 8.59. The sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood ratio of a single question for screening psychological aggression were 17.9%, 98.5%, and 11.89, respectively. Conclusion: While a single question used in our study needs further improvement for desirable sensitivity, it may be usable as an initial question for detecting IPV.
AB - Objective: The purpose of this study was to test the validity of a single violence question compared with revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2) as an initial tool which can be easily used in community-based health care settings to detect IPV in Latina women. Design and Sample: The study was conducted using secondary analyses of the baseline data from a culturally tailored HIV risk prevention project SEPA. A total of 657 Mexican and Puerto-Rican women aged 18–40, who reported sexual activities were interviewed. Measures: We used data regarding sociodemographic factors, Latino acculturation, a single violence question of “Did your partner hit or hurt you in any way?” and the CTS2 measuring intimate partner violence. Results: Using the CTS2 as a gold standard, the sensitivity and specificity of a single question for screening partner physical violence was 45.9% and 94.7%, respectively. The positive likelihood ratio of a single question for physical violence was 8.59. The sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood ratio of a single question for screening psychological aggression were 17.9%, 98.5%, and 11.89, respectively. Conclusion: While a single question used in our study needs further improvement for desirable sensitivity, it may be usable as an initial question for detecting IPV.
KW - Latinas
KW - intimate partner violence
KW - screening
KW - secondary prevention
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U2 - 10.1111/phn.12348
DO - 10.1111/phn.12348
M3 - Article
C2 - 28833482
AN - SCOPUS:85033398807
VL - 34
SP - 569
EP - 575
JO - Public Health Nursing
JF - Public Health Nursing
SN - 0737-1209
IS - 6
ER -