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Physically abused pregnant women's perceptions about the quality of their relationships with their male partnersSuzanne Cloutier
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27759 7445, USA
Women Health 35:149-63. 2002....
Substance use by soldiers who abuse their spousesSandra L Martin
Department of Maternal and Child Health, CB 7445, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7445, USA
Violence Against Women 16:1295-310. 2010....
Stressful life events and physical abuse among pregnant women in North CarolinaS L Martin
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599 7400, USA
Matern Child Health J 5:145-52. 2001..This study estimates the prevalence of stressful life events and physical abuse among North Carolina women prior to infant delivery, and examines potential associations between abuse and the other stressors...
Substance use before and during pregnancy: links to intimate partner violenceSandra L Martin
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7445, USA
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 29:599-617. 2003....
Gender-based violence and HIV/AIDS: recognising links and acting on evidenceSandra L Martin
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina, Campus Box 7445, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Lancet 363:1410-1. 2004
Male soldier family violence offenders: spouse and child offenders compared to child offendersSandra L Martin
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599 7445, USA
Violence Vict 24:458-68. 2009....
Physical abuse of women before, during, and after pregnancyS L Martin
Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, CB 7400, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7400, USA
JAMA 285:1581-4. 2001..However, no previous population-based studies have been conducted of postpartum physical abuse...
Suicide and homicide in North Carolina: Initial findings from the North Carolina Violent Death Reporting System, 2004-2007Sandra L Martin
Department of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
N C Med J 71:519-25. 2010..Research concerning suicide and homicide in North Carolina is needed so that medical providers and others who develop and implement preventive and therapeutic interventions related to violence have an empirical base from which to work...
Women's sexual orientations and their experiences of sexual assault before and during universitySandra L Martin
Department of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7445, USA
Womens Health Issues 21:199-205. 2011..We sought to examine relationships between women's sexual orientations and their sexual assault experiences before and during university...
Women in a prenatal care/substance abuse treatment program: links between domestic violence and mental healthS L Martin
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599 7400, USA
Matern Child Health J 2:85-94. 1998..In addition, potential associations between violence and sociodemographic characteristics, substance use, and mental health are investigated...
Physical and sexual violence among North Carolina women: associations with physical health, mental health, and functional impairmentSandra L Martin
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7445, USA
Womens Health Issues 18:130-40. 2008..This study examines links between women's experiences of violence during adulthood (including physical and sexual violence) and women's physical health, mental health, and functional status...
Sexual behaviors and reproductive health outcomes: associations with wife abuse in IndiaS L Martin
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599 7400, USA
JAMA 282:1967-72. 1999..Wife abuse has been associated with a variety of health concerns. Associations between abuse and reproductive health in India are not well known...
Domestic violence and sexually transmitted diseases: the experience of prenatal care patientsS L Martin
Dept of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, 27599 7400, USA
Public Health Rep 114:262-8. 1999....
The effect of incarceration during pregnancy on birth outcomesS L Martin
University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill 27599 7400, USA
Public Health Rep 112:340-6. 1997..This study examined the effect of incarceration during pregnancy on infant birth weight...
Domestic violence across generations: findings from northern IndiaSandra L Martin
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599 7445, USA
Int J Epidemiol 31:560-72. 2002....
Who gets screened during pregnancy for partner violence?K A Clark
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, CB 7400, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7400, USA
Arch Fam Med 9:1093-9. 2000..Despite recommendations to screen prenatal care patients for partner violence, the prevalence of such screening is unknown...
Partner violence among adolescents in opposite-sex romantic relationships: findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent HealthC T Halpern
Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7400, USA
Am J Public Health 91:1679-85. 2001..This report examines (1) the prevalence of psychological and minor physical violence victimization in a nationally representative sample of adolescents and (2) associations between sociodemographic factors and victimization...
Treatment compliance among prenatal care patients with substance abuse problemsK A Clark
Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599 7400, USA
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 27:121-36. 2001..These findings suggest that the previous treatment experiences of women and their partners are important factors in shaping a successful substance abuse treatment program for pregnant women...
Psychological abuse between parents: associations with child maltreatment from a population-based sampleJen Jen Chang
Department of Community Health in Epidemiology, School of Public Health, St Louis University, St Louis, MO 63104, USA
Child Abuse Negl 32:819-29. 2008..This study examined the association between partner psychological abuse and child maltreatment perpetration...
Intimate partner violence and women's depression before and during pregnancySandra L Martin
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, USA
Violence Against Women 12:221-39. 2006..In addition, women who experienced any level of physical assault or sexual coercion by their intimate partners (before or during pregnancy) had higher levels of depressive symptoms compared to nonvictims...
Sexual assault among North Carolina women: prevalence and health risk factorsS Cloutier
Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7445, USA
J Epidemiol Community Health 56:265-71. 2002..There is also a need for further research to investigate the temporal sequence of assaults and subsequent health outcomes by assessing physical health status before and after victimization...
Factors predicting completion of a home visitation program by high-risk pregnant women: the North Carolina Maternal Outreach Worker ProgramM Navaie-Waliser
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Am J Public Health 90:121-4. 2000..This study sought to identify characteristics of high-risk pregnant women that predicted long-term participation in a home visitation program...
The effect of implementing a more comprehensive screening for substance use among pregnant women in North CarolinaK A Clark
Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599 7400, USA
Matern Child Health J 3:161-6. 1999..The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of implementing a more comprehensive screening procedure for identifying substance-using pregnant women...
Family violence in the military: a review of the literatureE Danielle Rentz
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Trauma Violence Abuse 7:93-108. 2006..Mixed results were found when comparing military and nonmilitary families in terms of child maltreatment and spouse abuse, in part because of a lack of consistency in policies and practices between military and civilian agencies...
Preventive counseling during prenatal care: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)R Petersen
Cecil G Sheps Center for Heath Services Research, University of North Carolona, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7590, USA
Am J Prev Med 20:245-50. 2001..Prenatal care provides an opportunity for counseling about behaviors and experiences that increase the likelihood of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes...
Continuity of adolescent and early adult partner violence victimisation: association with witnessing violent crime in adolescenceA L Spriggs
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
J Epidemiol Community Health 63:741-8. 2009..Although exposure to peer and family violence is a documented risk factor for adolescent dating violence, less is known about the relationship between violent crime exposure and dating violence victimisation...
Partner violence among women before, during, and after pregnancy: multiple opportunities for interventionRebecca J Macy
School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
Womens Health Issues 17:290-9. 2007..e., women who report physical partner violence at the beginning of their pregnancies) and comparison women (i.e., women who do not report physical partner violence during this same time period)...
College- or university-based sexual assault prevention programs: a review of program outcomes, characteristics, and recommendationsCatherine J Vladutiu
Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Trauma Violence Abuse 12:67-86. 2011..Recommendations from existing reviews of empirical research concerning these program characteristics should be considered by college or university administrators when designing and implementing their own programs on campus...
Physical and sexual violence and subsequent contraception use among reproductive aged womenRonna L Chan
Department of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 743, USA
Contraception 80:276-81. 2009..Population-based data were used to examine the association between reproductive aged women's physical and sexual violence experiences in the previous 12 months and subsequent contraception use...
Maternal influences on nausea and vomiting in early pregnancyRonna L Chan
Department of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7435, USA
Matern Child Health J 15:122-7. 2011..Maternal age, race/ethnicity, and gravidity were associated with delayed onset and symptoms that persisted into the second trimester...
Homicide among pregnant and postpartum women in the United States: a review of the literatureGhazaleh Samandari
Department of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27517, USA
Trauma Violence Abuse 11:42-54. 2010..This difference in findings is discussed in light of the different methodological approaches...
Severity and duration of nausea and vomiting symptoms in pregnancy and spontaneous abortionRonna L Chan
Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7435, USA
Hum Reprod 25:2907-12. 2010..Earlier studies have shown an inverse association between the presence of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP) and spontaneous abortion (SAB), but no study to date has examined the effects of symptom duration on the risk of SAB...
Effect of deployment on the occurrence of child maltreatment in military and nonmilitary familiesE Danielle Rentz
Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Am J Epidemiol 165:1199-206. 2007..Intervention programs should be implemented to mitigate family dysfunction in times of potential stress...
Physical and sexual assault of women with disabilitiesSandra L Martin
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Violence Against Women 12:823-37. 2006..18, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] = 0.62 to 2.27); however, women with disabilities had more than 4 times the odds of experiencing sexual assault in the past year compared to women without disabilities (OR = 4.89, 95% CI = 2.21 to 10.83)...
Patterns of intimate partner violence victimization from adolescence to young adulthood in a nationally representative sampleCarolyn Tucker Halpern
Department of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 24599 8120, USA
J Adolesc Health 45:508-16. 2009..To determine the prevalence of patterns of intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization from adolescence to young adulthood, and document associations with selected sociodemographic and experiential factors...
Prevalence of partner violence in same-sex romantic and sexual relationships in a national sample of adolescentsCarolyn Tucker Halpern
Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
J Adolesc Health 35:124-31. 2004..To present the first national prevalence estimates of psychological and physical intimate partner violence between adolescents in same-sex relationships...
Intimate partner violence during pregnancy and mothers' child abuse potentialCecilia E Casanueva
RTI International
J Interpers Violence 22:603-22. 2007..Higher child abuse potential scores of the victimized women resulted mainly from the Distress and Problems with Others CAPI scales...
PREVENT: a program of the National Training Initiative on Injury and Violence PreventionCarol W Runyan
National Training Initiative on Injury and Violence Prevention, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7505, USA
Am J Prev Med 29:252-8. 2005..The project employs formative, process, and impact evaluation techniques aimed at improving delivery of the training as well as tracking changes in individual and organizations...
National study of physical and sexual assault among women with disabilitiesC Casteel
Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7505, USA
Inj Prev 14:87-90. 2008..To examine the association between the level of disability impairment and physical and sexual assault in a sample of US women at least 18 years of age...
Pregnancy-associated violent deaths: the role of intimate partner violenceSandra L Martin
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7445, USA
Trauma Violence Abuse 8:135-48. 2007..More research is needed concerning intimate partner pregnancy-associated femicide and suicide so that evidenced-based preventive/therapeutic interventions may be developed...
Substance abuse issues among women in domestic violence programs: findings from North CarolinaSandra L Martin
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Violence Against Women 14:985-97. 2008..Approximately one tenth of the domestic violence programs did not have any staff or volunteers with training in substance abuse issues. Implications are discussed...
Occurrence of maltreatment in active duty military and nonmilitary families in the State of TexasE Danielle Rentz
Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, CB 7435, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Mil Med 173:515-22. 2008..The proportion of families with financial problems and public assistance is lower in military than nonmilitary families, suggesting that these factors may increase stress in families and the risk of maltreatment...
Primary prevention of violence against women: training needs of violence practitionersSandra L Martin
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Violence Against Women 15:44-56. 2009..They want to learn about working at the community level (rather than the individual level), developing and evaluating prevention activities, and identifying effective primary prevention programs...
Mental health issues among female clients of domestic violence programs in North CarolinaKathryn E Moracco
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514, USA
Psychiatr Serv 55:1036-40. 2004....
Survey of exposure to violence among the children of migrant and seasonal farm workersS L Martin
Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7400, USA
Public Health Rep 110:268-76. 1995..These findings suggest that there is a need for further research on this high-risk population, as well as the need to develop and implement innovative public health interventions for rural children...
What happens when health care providers ask about intimate partner violence? A description of consequences from the perspectives of female survivorsJudy C Chang
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
J Am Med Womens Assoc 58:76-81. 2003..To describe positive and negative consequences of health care screening for intimate partner violence from the perspectives of female survivors...
Health care-based interventions for women who have experienced sexual violence: a review of the literatureSandra L Martin
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Trauma Violence Abuse 8:3-18. 2007..Emergency contraception to prevent postrape pregnancy is not consistently offered to women. Only one study reported on abortion as part of the range of sexual assault services...
Asking about intimate partner violence: advice from female survivors to health care providersJudy C Chang
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Magee Womens Hospital, 300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Patient Educ Couns 59:141-7. 2005..They emphasized that a provider's asking about IPV is an opportunity to raise patient awareness of IPV, communicate compassion and provide information and not merely a screening test to diagnose a pathologic condition...
Child care and social support modify the association between maternal depressive symptoms and early childhood behaviour problems: a US national studyLi Ching Lee
Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615 N Wolfe Street, Room E6032, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Epidemiol Community Health 60:305-10. 2006..To investigate the presence and patterns of modification effects of the sex of the child, social support, and childcare on the relation between maternal depressive symptoms and child behaviour problems at two developmental stages...
The association between substance use and risky sexual behaviors among incarcerated adolescentsBrian C Castrucci
Division of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Matern Child Health J 6:43-7. 2002..The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between substance use and risky sexual behaviors and having acquired a sexually transmitted disease...
Child maltreatment in enlisted soldiers' families during combat-related deploymentsDeborah A Gibbs
Children and Families Program, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
JAMA 298:528-35. 2007..Parental stress is believed to play a critical role in child maltreatment, and deployment is often stressful for military families...
Child maltreatment and substance abuse among U.S. Army soldiersDeborah A Gibbs
RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
Child Maltreat 13:259-68. 2008....
Intimate partner physical assault before and during pregnancy: how does it relate to women's psychological vulnerability?Karen M Goldstein
Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
Violence Vict 19:387-98. 2004....
Depression among female family planning patients: prevalence, risk factors, and use of mental health servicesLi Ching Lee
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 14:225-32. 2005....
Helping women with disabilities and domestic violence: strategies, limitations, and challenges of domestic violence programs and servicesJudy C Chang
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 12:699-708. 2003..To describe the types of services provided to women with disabilities at community-based domestic violence programs in the state of North Carolina, the challenges faced, and strategies used to provide the services...
The influence of method-related partner violence on covert pill use and pill discontinuation among women living in La Paz, El Alto and Santa Cruz, BoliviaDonna R McCarraher
Family Health International, Durham, NC, USA
J Biosoc Sci 38:169-86. 2006..While efforts are ongoing to incorporate men into family planning programmes, some male partners oppose, and in some situations violently oppose, contraceptive use. The needs of women with these types of partners must not be overlooked...
The relationship between birth predictedness and violence during pregnancy among women in La Paz And El Alto, BoliviaDonna R McCarraher
Family Health International, 2224 E NC 54 Durham, North Carolina 27709, USA
Matern Child Health J 9:101-12. 2005..In addition, the relationship between birth predictedness and violence during pregnancy was examined...
Survey data sets pertinent to the study of intimate partner violence and healthJacquelyn C Campbell
Faculty Affairs, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA
Trauma Violence Abuse 7:3-18. 2006....
