ABOUT THE STUDY
- Homicide is the most serious form of violence against women. National statistics show that homicide is the leading cause of death for African-American women and the seventh leading cause of premature death for women overall in the United States. Women are most often killed by a husband, lover, or by an ex-husband, ex-lover. In order to prevent this form of violence, specific risk factors for intimate partner homicide need to be established. Once risk factors are identified, women may be assessed and interventions taken to prevent women from being killed. This information will be useful to women, health care providers and the judicial system.
What is the primary study aim?
- The primary aim of this study is to identify factors that identify women who are at high risk for homicide.
- Police records of all homicides involving women over the age of 13 will be individually examined in 11 geographically varied cities. A family member or friend of women who were killed will be called for risk information. In addition, women who have been seriously injured (survivors of attempted homicide) will be called for risk information. Finally, female controls in an intimate relationship wihin the same cities will be selected by survey phone calls.
Funding
- This study was made possible through a grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, RO1 DA/AA1156
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