@article{ref1,
title="Protective factors for the risk of suffering intimate partner violence in help-seeking women survivors from a social organization in Chile",
journal="Front. Sociol.",
year="2024",
author="Benjumeda Wynhoven, Isabel and Yago Alonso, Carmen",
volume="9",
number="",
pages="e1419182-e1419182",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major public health problem in Latin America. The present study investigates the protective factors that contribute to minimizing the risk of exposure to IPV analyzing different variables in a sample of Chilean women victims of IPV. <br><br>METHODS: We used data from the Cicatrices Foundation, a nonprofit Chilean organization providing psychological support to IPV victims. Relevant variables for IPV prevention were identified analyzing a database containing all the information reported by victims during a structured interview. A final sample of 444 women suffering IPV was used in the present study. <br><br>RESULTS: Logistic regression analysis was calculated in order to make predictions related to IPV protective factors, showing that having a support network (OR = 2.85), treatment compliance (OR = 2.05) and being younger (OR = 0.95) increased the probability of not living with the aggressor. Another logistic regression analysis was calculated in order to predict IPV victims´ health taking medication intake as an indicator. A significant association was observed between this variable and working outside (p = 0.002) and between mediation intake and age (p < 0.001), with an OR of 1.987 and 0.93, respectively. Working outside and being younger were identified as protective factors against consuming medication. <br><br>CONCLUSION: To the best of our knowledge, this is one of the first studies conducted in Chile on the prevention of IPV in a sample of victims seeking for help. Our results will contribute to guide policy makers, researchers and other women in the prevention of potential risks for IPV.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2297-7775",
doi="10.3389/fsoc.2024.1419182",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2024.1419182"
}