Racial Differences in Battered Women’s Experiences and Preferences for Treatment from Physicians |
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Authors: | L Kevin Hamberger Bruce Ambuel Clare E Guse |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA;(2) Racine Family Practice Center, P.O. Box 548, Racine, WI 53401-0548, USA |
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Abstract: | The present study evaluated racial differences in battered women’s experiences and preferences for treatment from physicians
when seeking help for abuse-related issues. Prior research revealed unexpected findings that African American women rated
certain physician behaviors related to victim blaming and expression of sympathy for the male partner less negatively than
White women. The present study found that when potential confounders, such as source of care, education level, and income
were controlled, racial differences in approval ratings of physician behaviors almost disappeared. Only one physician behavior—blaming
the patient for the abuse—differentiated the two groups. However, despite racial differences, both groups rated the behavior
negatively. Other findings were that, overall, African American women are more likely than White women to seek abuse-related
health care from emergency and urgent care settings and have fewer preferences for the race of their physician provider. Both
White and African American women preferred to see a female physician. Implications of these findings for future research are
discussed. |
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Keywords: | Racial differences Physician interventions Domestic violence Healthcare |
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