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Judith McFarlane, DrPH, Ann Malecha, PhD, Julia Gist, PhD, Kathy Watson, MS, Elizabeth Batten, BA, Iva Hall, PhD and Sheila Smith, PhD

Judith McFarlane, Ann Malecha, and Julia Gist are with the College of Nursing, Texas Woman’s University, Houston. Kathy Watson is with the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex. Elizabeth Batten is with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, Family Criminal Law Division, Houston. Iva Hall and Sheila Smith are with the Nursing Department, Lamar University, Beaumont, Tex.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Judith McFarlane, DrPH, Texas Woman’s University, College of Nursing, 1130 John Freeman Blvd, Houston, TX 77030 (e-mail: jmcfarlane{at}twu.edu).

Objectives. We compared types and frequencies of intimate partner violence experienced by women before and after receipt of a 2-year protection order.

Methods. Participants were 150 urban English- and Spanish-speaking Black, Hispanic, and White women who qualified for a 2-year protection order against an intimate partner.

Results. One woman committed suicide 6 weeks into the study. The remaining 149 women completed all interviews. Results showed significant reductions in threats of assault, physical assault, stalking, and worksite harassment over time among all women, regardless of receipt or nonreceipt of a protection order.

Conclusions. Abused women who apply and qualify for a 2-year protection order, irrespective of whether or not they are granted the order, report significantly lower levels of violence during the subsequent 18 months.

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