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U.S. population estimates & correlates of sexual abuse of community-dwelling older adults

Center:

OR-Oregon Institute on Development & Disability, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2014

Contact Information:

Elena Andresen
[email protected]
503-494-2275

Product Description:

We describe the annual prevalence of sexual abuse among community dwelling older adults in the United States. We also describe factors associated with experiencing sexual abuse. We used data from 24,343 older adults from the 2005 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System pooled across 18 states. We estimated prevalence of sexual abuse, bivariate distributions, and odds ratio associations across demographic, health, and contextual factors. Our results show that 0.9% of older adults reported experiencing sexual abuse in the previous year. This represents approximately 90,289 community dwelling older adults. We also report on factors associated with experiencing recent sexual abuse. There was a significant gender-by-binge drinking interaction, with a stronger association among women. There is a need for health promotion efforts targeted specifically towards older adults, encouraging them to seek services, if possible, after exposure to sexual abuse.

Keyword(s):

violence, older adults, abuse

Product/Publication Type(s):

Peer-reviewed publications in scholarly journals Published/In Press

Target Audience:

Professionals, Policymakers

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DOI:10.1080/08946566.2013.879845

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