American Journal of Public Health
Volume 96, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 654-659

The association between length of stay in Canada and intimate partner violence among immigrant women (Review)

Hyman I.* , Forte T. , Du Mont J. , Romans S. , Cohen M.M.
  • a Centre for Research in Women's Health, Toronto, Ont., Canada, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont., Canada, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada, Centre for Research in Women's Health, 790 Bay St, Toronto, Ont. M5G 1N8, Canada
  • b Centre for Research in Women's Health, Toronto, Ont., Canada, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont., Canada, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada
  • c Centre for Research in Women's Health, Toronto, Ont., Canada, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont., Canada, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada
  • d Centre for Research in Women's Health, Toronto, Ont., Canada, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont., Canada, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada
  • e Centre for Research in Women's Health, Toronto, Ont., Canada, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont., Canada, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada

Abstract

Objective. We examined the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) among recent (0-9 years) and nonrecent (≥ 10 years) immigrant women in Canada to determine whether differences in IPV were associated with length of stay in Canada. Methods. We analyzed data from the 1999 General Social Survey, a national cross-sectional telephone survey. We used weighted logistic regression analysis to examine the effect of length of stay in Canada on IPV and controlled for sociocultural and other factors associated with IPV. Results. The crude prevalence of IPV was similar among recent and nonrecent immigrant women. However, after adjustment, the risk for IPV was significantly lower among recent immigrant women compared with nonrecent immigrant women. Country of origin, age, marital status, and having an activity limitation (physical/ mental disability or health problem) also were associated with a higher risk for IPV. Conclusions. Our findings have important implications for both prevention and detection of IPV among immigrant women.

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immigrant multivariate logistic regression analysis Continental Population Groups immigration human middle aged violence length of stay Spouse Abuse Humans Adolescent male Canada female Socioeconomic Factors Review Telephone major clinical study adult partner violence Emigration and Immigration
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.046409
ISSN: 00900036
Cited by: 43
Original Language: English