Women with disabilities at high risk for abuse, assault
October 31st, 2008A study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that women with disabilities are more likely than other women to experience violence at the hands of their spouse or partner.
Dr. Brian Armour reported that 37.3 percent of women with a disability reported violent abuse, compared with 20.6 percent of women without a disability. More than 30 percent said they had been hit, slapped, pushed, kicked or physically hurt by an intimate partner, double the rate of other women.
The report, which compiled data from a large annual telephone survey of Americans, was presented at the American Public Health Association’s annual meeting in San Diego.
Press release from the American Public Health Association here.
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