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Violence by alcoholic men toward their partners is common, especially on the men’s drinking days; rates have been estimated at 50% to 65% in those starting alcoholism treatment. To assess how women’s self-perceived health status is affected by their partners’ alcohol-use disorders (AUDs), researchers analyzed interview data from a national alcohol comorbidity study involving 43,093 noninstitutionalized civilians in the U.S.
Of the married or cohabiting female respondents, 2% reported living with a man who had a current alcohol problem. After adjustment for various possible confounders (e.g., women’s AUDs or other substance use, and sociodemographic factors), the risks for being the victim of a violent crime or for having had multiple injurie…