Domestic violence and trauma care in teenage pregnancy: does paternal age make a difference?
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2004
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether teenagers partnered with adult men were more likely to report domestic violence and trauma-related care during pregnancy than teenagers partnered with male peers.
DESIGN: Nonexperimental, descriptive comparative design.
SETTING: Postpartum unit in a large, urban teaching hospital.
PARTICIPANTS: English-speaking teenagers who recently delivered a live infant.
METHODS: Semistructured interviews lasting from 30 minutes to 2 hours.
INSTRUMENTS: The Abuse Assessment Screen, the Danger Assessment Scale.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Domestic violence and trauma-related care during pregnancy.
RESULTS: Teenagers with adult partners were not more likely to report domestic violence or seek trauma-related care during pregnancy than teenagers with peer-age partners.
CONCLUSION: Researchers, policy makers, and health care providers should continue to address violence occurring among pregnant teenagers by identifying subgroups who may be at increased risk of abuse.
Volume
33
Issue
3
First Page
312
Last Page
319
ISSN
0884-2175
Published In/Presented At
Harner H. M. (2004). Domestic violence and trauma care in teenage pregnancy: does paternal age make a difference?. Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN, 33(3), 312–319. https://doi.org/10.1177/0884217504264867
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
15180194
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article