%0 Journal Article
%T Differential perception of gender violence by Romanian immigrants resident in the metropolitan area of Madrid
%J Semergen: Medicina de Familia
%D 2013
%A Rabito-Alcón, M. F.
%A Puente-García, R.
%A Cámara-Blanco, L.
%A De Frutos-Moneo, E.
%A García-Jorge, S.
%A Correas-Lauffer, J.
%V 39
%N 5
%P 247-251
%X INTRODUCTION: Battered women have poorer health. Immigrant women have a higher risk of suffering abuse by their partner, with the most frequent type being psychological abuse. A large percentage of the population living in the health district of Coslada are of Romanian origin, therefore we designed a study aimed at determining whether there are differences between Spanish and Romanian women regarding the perception of different types of violence, expecting to find significant differences. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 93 people (61.26% Romanian) were included in the study, and who were given a questionnaire with sociodemographic variables, family APGAR, and a questionnaire on perceptions of behaviors related to gender violence. Descriptive statistics and a hierarchical multiple regression analysis was performed on the results. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Nearly 30% of women from Romania and 10% of Spanish respondents were considering or had considered being victims of abuse. According to the data, the Romanian-born women in the sample identified easier those behaviours involving physical or sexual violence easier; while, like Spanish women had more difficulty recognizing psychological violence.<p /> <p>Language: es</p>
%G es
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 1138-3593
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.semerg.2012.09.005