This comprehensive review of the literature reports on the annual and lifetime prevalence of
domestic violence against women in the United States. Data on population-based samples�…

To systematically review the worldwide evidence on the prevalence of domestic violence
against women, to evaluate the quality of studies, and to account for variation in prevalence�…

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of, and
sociodemographic factors associated with, adult domestic violence within a Native American�…

The prevalence of domestic violence varies along a number of dimensions. This chapter
reviews the literature on this cariation in risk factors associated with domestic violence. It�…

Over 10 million Americans are estimated to experience domestic violence each year
(Schafer, Caetano, & Clark, 1998; Sorenson, Upchurch, & Shen, 1996), making it a major�…

Domestic violence is a pervasive and frequently unrecognized cause of injury among
women. We reviewed data from standardized interviews with 218 women who presented to�…

This article examines the national data systems and sources used to assess the extent and
seriousness of violence against women. The major existing data sources consist of the�…

Objective.—To determine the incidence, 1-year prevalence, and cumulative prevalence of
domestic violence (DV) among female emergency department (ED) patients. Design�…

This chapter will describe how domestic violence is distributed in various populations,
identify its demographic features, and distinguish its etiology, insofar as this is possible, by�…

For two decades, the Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) and the National Health
Resource Center on Domestic Violence through its publications, practices, educational�…