Rates of Femicide in Women of Different Races, Ethnicities, and Places of Birth: Massachusetts, 1993-2007

Autor/inn/en	Azziz-Baumgartner, Eduardo; McKeown, Loreta; Melvin, Patrice; Dang, Quynh; Reed, Joan
Titel	Rates of Femicide in Women of Different Races, Ethnicities, and Places of Birth: Massachusetts, 1993-2007
Quelle	In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26 (2011) 5, S.1077-1090 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0886-2605
DOI	10.1177/0886260510365856
Schlagwörter	Females; Public Health; Epidemiology; Regression (Statistics); Homicide; Racial Differences; Geographic Location; Ethnicity; Violence; Death; Trend Analysis; Foreign Countries; African Americans; Hispanic Americans; Whites; Asian Americans; American Indians; Age Differences; Massachusetts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Gesundheitswesen; Epidemiologie; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Mord; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; Gewalt; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; Trendanalyse; Ausland; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; White; Weißer; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; American Indian; Indianer; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	To describe the epidemiology of intimate partner violence (IPV) homicide in Massachusetts, an IPV mortality data set developed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health was analyzed. The rates of death were estimated by dividing the number of decedents over the aged-matched population and Poisson regression was used to estimate the contribution of race, ethnicity, and foreign-born status to the risk of dying from IPV. Out of the total 270 women whose deaths were associated with IPV, 239 (89%) were killed by a male partner. Black women had a risk of dying from IPV of 16.2 per 1,000,000 person-years. Hispanic women also had a higher risk of dying from IPV than non-Hispanic women; incidence risk ratio of 9.7 (Poisson regression 95% confidence interval 6.8-13.8). IPV femicide disproportionately affected Black and Hispanic women. Agencies must consider the importance of providing culturally appropriate services to IPV survivors and their community. (Contains 1 table and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10