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Citation

Ruiz-Perez I, Vives-Cases C, Escribà-Agüir V, Rodríguez-Barranco M, Nevot-Cordero A. Health Soc. Work 2015; 40(2): 108-119.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Oxford University Press)

DOI

10.1093/hsw/hlv024

PMID

26027419

Abstract

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is recognized as a worldwide public health problem. Most theories ascribe IPV to individual, family, or cultural factors. Authors analyzed different residential areas in Spain in terms of IPV frequency as well as its impact on health and the use of services. A standardized self-administered cross-sectional survey was administered to ever-partnered adult women ages 18 to 70 years receiving care at primary health care centers (N = 10,322). Logistic regression analyzed the association between the level of rurality and health indicators, IPV, and use of services. The lowest frequency of IPV among women is reflected in higher rurality. Women of medium and low rurality presented a poorer self-perceived health and more physical health problems. Women from medium and low rurality areas declared seeking health services more frequently. These results show the importance of the environment in health and indicate the need for research on urban-rural differences in health problems to develop specific public health programs for each country.


Language: en

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