Intimate Partner Violence in Jamaica
A Descriptive Study of Women Who Access the Services of the Women's Crisis Centre in Kingston
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12436302 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sharon Arscott‐Mills (Ministry of Health, corresponding author), Sharon Arscott-Mills (Ministry of Health, Kingston, Jamaica) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1284-1302 |
| Publication date | 2001-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Violence Against Women (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10778010122183865 |
| OpenAlex | W2167474022 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 9 |
This study provides descriptive statistics on women who access the services of the Women's Crisis Centre, a nongovernmental organization in Kingston, Jamaica, whose mission is to provide 24-hour counseling and shelter for women who are the victims of domestic violence. Questionnaires were completed by the center's trained staff at the close of a counseling session with adult women who accessed the services of the center between September 1 and November 30, 1999. This study analyzed 187 questionnaires for which the perpetrator of the incident was a male intimate partner. The sample was fairly homogeneous demographically. Results revealed a high level of physical injury (89%, n = 166) and a low level of reporting violent incidents to the police (26%, n = 42). Although 75% (n = 123) sought medical care, women first turned for assistance to pastors and counselors. Multisectoral support to strengthen and expand the services of the Women's Crisis Centre is recommended
Descriptive statistics · Domestic violence · Family medicine · Homogeneous · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Suicide prevention · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Homelessness and Social Issues · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
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Archival data review of intimate partner homicide-suicide in Jamaica, 2007 – 2017
Impact of Physical Intimate Partner Violence Victimization on Jamaican Women’s Mental Health
Understanding Gender and Intimate Partner Violence from an International Perspective
Definitional and Methodological Issues Related to Transnational Research on Intimate Partner Violence
Exploring the Experiences of Females on Reporting Incidents of Domestic Violence in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidadian and U.S. Citizens’ Attitudes Toward Domestic Violence and their Willingness to Intervene
The Cycle of Violence
Urban Poverty and Violence in Jamaica
The development of aggressive behavior from the perspective of a developing behaviorism
A grass-roots feminist response to intimate violence in the Caribbean
Societal Isolation, Violent Norms, and Gender Relations
Domestic violence and mental health
Reflections on the Women's Movement in Trinidad
| Citations per year | 0.36 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2025 (22) |
| Highly cited | No |