TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Factors associated with intimate partner violence by a former partner by immigration status and length of residence in Canada
JO  - Annals of epidemiology
A1  - Du Mont, Janice
A1  - Hyman, Ilene
A1  - O'Brien, Kristen
A1  - White, Meghan E.
A1  - Odette, Fran
A1  - Tyyskä, Vappu
SP  - 772
EP  - 777
VL  - 22
IS  - 11
N2  - PURPOSE: We examined intimate partner violence (IPV) by a former partner among Canadian-born and immigrant women by length of residence in Canada. METHODS: Data from a 2009 national, population-based, telephone survey were used to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with any type of IPV (emotional, financial, physical, and/or sexual) by a former partner with whom there had been contact in the previous 5 years among immigrant women 0 to 19 years in Canada, 20 or more years or longer in Canada, and Canadian-born women (n = 1681). RESULTS: Of immigrant women in Canada for 0 to 19 years, 41.6% had experienced IPV by a former partner; for immigrant women in Canada for 20 or more years or longer, 60.6%, and Canadian-born women, 61.5% (P = .0423). In a logistic regression model adjusted for age and other sociodemographic characteristics, immigrant women in Canada for 0 to 19 years were less likely than Canadian-born women to experience any IPV (odds ratio, 0.266; 95% confidence interval, 0.130-0.544). There was no difference in the occurrence of any IPV between immigrant women in Canada 20 or more years or longer and Canadian-born women. CONCLUSIONS: High rates of any IPV by a former partner were found for both Canadian-born and immigrant women. Within immigrant communities, specific prevention campaigns should address the high risk of experiencing IPV at later stages of resettlement.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1047-2797
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2012.09.001
ID  - ref1
ER  -