Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS R0x0LSzb. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives : We examined prevalence, 3-year incidence, and predictors of physical arid verbal abuse among postmenopausal women. Methods : We used a cohort of 91749 women aged 50 to 79 years from the Women's Health Initiative. Outcomes included self-reported physical abuse and verbal abuse. Results : At baseline, 11.1% reported abuse sometime during the prior year. with 2.1% reporting physical abuse only, 89.1% reporting verbal abuse only, and 8.8% reporting both physical and verbal abuse. Baseline prevalence was associated with service occupations, having lower incomes, and living alone. At 3-year follow-up, 5.0% of women reported new abuse, with 2.8% reporting physical abuse only, 92.6% reporting verbal abuse only, and 4.7% reporting both physical and verbal abuse. Conclusions : Postmenopausal women are exposed to abuse at similar rates to younger women ; this abuse poses a serious threat to their health.
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