Inadequate Data Limit the Analysis of Health Disparities and Causes: A Call for Research on Youth Interpersonal Violence
Interpersonal violence among racial and ethnic minority youth is of great concern in health disparity research. Child maltreatment (CM), adolescent dating abuse (ADA), sexual abuse, and polyvictimization are key forms of interpersonal violence that require surveillance and national epidemiological d...
| Published in: | Journal of Interpersonal Violence |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2019
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260519866246 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0886260519866246 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/0886260519866246 |
| Summary: | Interpersonal violence among racial and ethnic minority youth is of great concern in health disparity research. Child maltreatment (CM), adolescent dating abuse (ADA), sexual abuse, and polyvictimization are key forms of interpersonal violence that require surveillance and national epidemiological data. However, national data systems and published evidence do not depict this health burden for all racial and ethnic populations. Prevalence and incidence rates for American Indians, Eskimo, and Asian youth are absent from most estimates. This commentary provides a brief overview of the gaps in the literature and offers suggestions for addressing these gaps. |
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