@article{ref1,
title="Health among lifetime victimized men",
journal="International journal of circumpolar health",
year="2007",
author="Soares, Joaquim Jorge Fernandes and Macassa, Gloria and Miranda, J. and Viitasara, Eija",
volume="66",
number="4",
pages="351-364",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: We examined differences in demographics/socio-economics, lifestyles and mental/ physical health between victimized/non-victimized men, and identified/quantified factors associated with mental/physical health. STUDY DESIGN: The study design was cross-sectional. METHODS: The men were assessed in various areas (e.g., depression) by means of a questionnaire. RESULTS: The univariate analyses showed that victims compared with non-victims were younger. They also had higher intermediate education levels, were more often blue-collar/low white-collar workers, were on student allowances and financially strained, smoked more, had a lower BMI, and reported headaches, depression, tension and cognitive difficulties more frequently. The regression analyses showed that financial strain rather than violence was a more important factor for ill-health. Only headaches and cognitive difficulties were associated with violence. CONCLUSIONS: Quite an number of men were in a poor physical/mental state, but there were few differences between victims/non-victims. Financial strain was determined to be a more important factor for ill-health than violence. Our data indicate that violence had little effect on men's health. Our findings do not generally support a relationship between poor health and the abuse of men.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1239-9736",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}