Citation

Lopez MJ, Mintle RA, Smith S, García A, Torres VN, Keough A, Salgado H. J. Immigr. Minor. Health 2014; 17(6): 1819-1825.

Affiliation

Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, Hardy Tower 119, 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, CA, 92182-4162, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10903-014-9988-8

PMID

24519259

Abstract

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is one of the most common forms of violence against women worldwide. Among Mexican women, it is estimated that 15 to 71 % have experienced physical or sexual abuse by an intimate male partner in their lifetime. This study examined the prevalence of four leading risk factors associated with IPV (alcohol consumption, education, socioeconomic status (SES), and gender roles) in adult women (n = 68) in a migrant farmworker community in México. Alcohol consumption among women was higher than the national average, and partner consumption was lower. Education level and SES were low, and women identified with a feminist ideology more than a traditional gender role. Results also revealed that 86.4 % (n = 57) of participants identified violence against women as a common problem in the community, and the majority (94.0 %, n = 62) of participants believe that IPV specifically is a problem within the community.

Language: en