TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Knowledge and attitudes about intimate partner violence among immigrant Latinos in rural North Carolina: baseline information and implications for outreach
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Moracco, Kathryn E.
A1  - Hilton, Angela
A1  - Hodges, Kathryn G.
A1  - Frasier, Pamela York
SP  - 337
EP  - 352
VL  - 11
IS  - 3
N2  - To create appropriate intimate partner violence (IPV) services for Latino immigrants, practitioners must be aware of their needs. We conducted interviews with 100 recent Latino immigrants in a rural North Carolina county. Overall, IPV was not perceived to be a problem; however, men and women differed in their perceptions. Men were more likely to agree with IPV myths, and both men and women felt that IPV had a detrimental impact on children. Many did not know about the local domestic violence agency, and knowledge about protective orders was limited. Outreach should emphasize the seriousness of IPV, adapt content for gender-specific audiences, and increase awareness about local resources.
LA  - 
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801204273296
ID  - ref1
ER  -