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Long-term health consequences seen for women.(abused women)(Brief Article)
2002 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing study concludes female victims of physical and/or sexual abuse have a significantly higher rate of common health problems, even after the abuse ends, compared with women who have never been abused.
In a study of 2005 well-educated, middle-class, Caucasian and African American women, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, 1 in 10 reported histories of domestic violence and now suffer from neurological, gynecological, and stress-related problems at a rate 50-70% higher than never-abused women.
Symptoms among the abused women included headaches, back pain, sexually transmitted diseases, urinary infections, appetite loss, and abdominal pain. They also reported significantly more gynecological, chronic stress, and central nervous system problems.
"Injuries to the face, neck, and upper body are obvious indicators of abuse, but domestic violence also leads to long-term emotional and physical health consequences," according to lead author Jacquelyn C. Campbell, PhD, RN, the Anna D. Wolf Professor at Hopkins School of Nursing. "Such symptoms are not generally associated with domestic violence, and therefore questions about possible violence should be included in routine screening of all women.
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