Article: Identifying intimate partner violence: Comparing the Chinese abuse assessment screen with the Chinese revised conflict tactics scales

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TitleIdentifying intimate partner violence: Comparing the Chinese abuse assessment screen with the Chinese revised conflict tactics scales
AuthorsTiwari, A2
Fong, DYT2
Chan, KL4
Leung, WC1
Parker, B3
Ho, PC2
KeywordsAbuse assessment screen
Chinese
Intimate partner violence
Revised conflict tactics scale
Issue Date2007
PublisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/BJOG
CitationBjog: An International Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynaecology, 2007, v. 114 n. 9, p. 1065-1071 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01441.x
AbstractObjective: To assess the measurement accuracy and the utility of the Chinese Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS). Design: A cross-sectional study. Setting: An antenatal clinic of a public hospital and a community centre in Hong Kong. Sample: A total of 257 Chinese women consisting of 100 pregnant women and 157 nonpregnant women. Method: The Chinese AAS was administered first, followed by the Chinese Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2). This was performed in the same sitting, and each participant was interviewed once either at an antenatal clinic (for the pregnant women sample) or at a community centre (for the nonpregnant women sample). Main outcome measures: Estimates of the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values and positive and negative likelihood ratios. Results: Using the Chinese CTS2 as the standard, the specificity estimates of the Chinese AAS for emotional, physical and sexual abuse were ≥89%, while the sensitivity estimates varied from 36.3 to 65.8%. The sensitivity improved in the screening for more severe cases (66.7%). The positive predictive values were ≥80%, and the negative predictive values varied from 66 to 93%. Factors such as the age difference between the couple and the woman's need for financial assistance were found to be associated with intimate partner violence (IPV). Conclusion: The Chinese AAS has demonstrated satisfactory measurement accuracy and utility for identifying IPV when the Chinese CTS2 was used as the standard. © 2007 The Authors.
ISSN1470-0328
2011 Impact Factor: 3.407
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.268
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01441.x
ISI Accession Number IDWOS:000248928400003
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dc.contributor.authorTiwari, A
dc.contributor.authorFong, DYT
dc.contributor.authorChan, KL
dc.contributor.authorLeung, WC
dc.contributor.authorParker, B
dc.contributor.authorHo, PC
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T09:27:40Z
dc.date.available2010-09-06T09:27:40Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractObjective: To assess the measurement accuracy and the utility of the Chinese Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS). Design: A cross-sectional study. Setting: An antenatal clinic of a public hospital and a community centre in Hong Kong. Sample: A total of 257 Chinese women consisting of 100 pregnant women and 157 nonpregnant women. Method: The Chinese AAS was administered first, followed by the Chinese Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2). This was performed in the same sitting, and each participant was interviewed once either at an antenatal clinic (for the pregnant women sample) or at a community centre (for the nonpregnant women sample). Main outcome measures: Estimates of the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values and positive and negative likelihood ratios. Results: Using the Chinese CTS2 as the standard, the specificity estimates of the Chinese AAS for emotional, physical and sexual abuse were ≥89%, while the sensitivity estimates varied from 36.3 to 65.8%. The sensitivity improved in the screening for more severe cases (66.7%). The positive predictive values were ≥80%, and the negative predictive values varied from 66 to 93%. Factors such as the age difference between the couple and the woman's need for financial assistance were found to be associated with intimate partner violence (IPV). Conclusion: The Chinese AAS has demonstrated satisfactory measurement accuracy and utility for identifying IPV when the Chinese CTS2 was used as the standard. © 2007 The Authors.
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dc.identifier.citationBjog: An International Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynaecology, 2007, v. 114 n. 9, p. 1065-1071 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01441.x
dc.identifier.citeulike1559083
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01441.x
dc.identifier.epage1071
dc.identifier.hkuros138249
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000248928400003
dc.identifier.issn1470-0328
2011 Impact Factor: 3.407
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.268
dc.identifier.issue9
dc.identifier.openurl
dc.identifier.pmid17617187
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-34547842760
dc.identifier.spage1065
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/87281
dc.identifier.volume114
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/BJOG
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.rightsBritish Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Copyright © Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
dc.subjectAbuse assessment screen
dc.subjectChinese
dc.subjectIntimate partner violence
dc.subjectRevised conflict tactics scale
dc.titleIdentifying intimate partner violence: Comparing the Chinese abuse assessment screen with the Chinese revised conflict tactics scales
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. Kwong Wah Hospital
  2. The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
  3. University of Virginia
  4. The University of Hong Kong