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Posttraumatic stress disorder among low-income women exposed to perinatal intimate partner violence |
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| Authors: | Jennifer C. Kastello Kathryn H. Jacobsen Kathleen F. Gaffney Marie P. Kodadek Linda C. Bullock Phyllis W. Sharps |
| Affiliation: | 1.School of Nursing, University of Virginia,Charlottesville,USA;2.Department of Global and Community Health,George Mason University,Fairfax,USA;3.School of Nursing, George Mason University,Fairfax,USA;4.School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University,Baltimore,USA |
| Abstract: | Women exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) and other forms of lifetime trauma may be at risk for negative mental health outcomes including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The purpose of this study was to examine potential predictors of PTSD among low-income women exposed to perinatal IPV. This study analyzed baseline cross-sectional data from 239 low-income pregnant women in the USA who participated in a nurse home visitation intervention between 2006 and 2012 after reporting recent IPV. PTSD was assessed with the Davidson Trauma Scale (DTS) in which participants answer questions about the most disturbing traumatic event (MDTE) in their lifetime that affected them the week before the interview. In total, 40 % of the women were identified as having PTSD (DTS ≥40). PTSD prevalence significantly increased with age to nearly 80 % of women ages 30 and older (n?=?23). Age was also the strongest predictor of PTSD (p? |
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