TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Identifying sociodemographic differences in intimate partner violence among immigrant and native women in Spain: A cross sectional study
JO  - Preventive medicine
A1  - Vives-Cases, Carmen
A1  - Gil-Gonzalez, Diana
A1  - Ruiz-Perez, Isabel
A1  - Escribà-Agüir, Vicenta
A1  - Plazaola-Castano, Juncal
A1  - Montero-Piñar, Maria Isabel
A1  - Torrubiano-Domínguez, Jordi
SP  - 85
EP  - 87
VL  - 51
IS  - 1
N2  - <p>OBJECTIVES: To analyze whether sociodemographics and social support have a different or similar effect on the likelihood of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in immigrants and natives, and to estimate prevalences and associations between different types of IPV depending on women's birthplace. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of 10,048 women (18-70years) attending primary healthcare in Spain (2006-2007). Outcome: Current IPV (psychological, physical and both). Sociodemographics and social support were considered first as explicative and later as control variables. RESULTS: Similar IPV sociodemographic and social support factors were observed among immigrants and natives. However, these associations were stronger among immigrants, except in the case of poor social support (Adjusted Odds Ratio (AORs) natives 4.36 and AORs immigrants 4.09). When these two groups were compared, immigrants showed a higher likelihood of IPV than natives (AORs 1.58). CONCLUSION: Immigrant women are in a disadvantaged IPV situation. It is necessary that interventions take these inequalities into account.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0091-7435
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.03.017
ID  - ref1
ER  -