Preventive Medicine
Volume 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-87

Identifying sociodemographic differences in Intimate Partner Violence among immigrant and native women in Spain: A cross-sectional study (Article)

Vives-Cases C.* , Gil-González D. , Ruiz-Pérez I. , Escribà-Agüir V. , Plazaola-Castaño J. , Montero-Piñar M.I. , Torrubiano-Domínguez J.
  • a Alicante University, Spain, CIBER Epidemilogía y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain
  • b Alicante University, Spain
  • c CIBER Epidemilogía y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain, Andalusia School of Public Health, Granada, Spain
  • d CIBER Epidemilogía y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain, Centre for Public Health Research, Valencia, Spain
  • e CIBER Epidemilogía y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain, Andalusia School of Public Health, Granada, Spain
  • f CIBER Epidemilogía y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain, Valencia University, Spain
  • g Alicante University, Spain, CIBER Epidemilogía y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain

Abstract

Objectives: To analyze whether sociodemographics and social support have a different or similar effect on the likelihood of Intimate Partner Violence 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 (18-70. years) attending primary healthcare in Spain (2006-2007). Outcome: Current Intimate Partner Violence (psychological, physical and both). Sociodemographics and social support were considered first as explicative and later as control variables. Results: Similar Intimate Partner Violence 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 natives 4.36 and adjusted odds ratio immigrants 4.09). When these two groups were compared, immigrants showed a higher likelihood of IPV than natives (adjusted odds ratios 1.58). Conclusion: Immigrant women are in a disadvantaged Intimate Partner Violence situation. It is necessary that interventions take these inequalities into account. © 2010 The Institute For Cancer Prevention.

Author Keywords

Immigration Prevalence Battered women risk factors

Index Keywords

educational status immigrant demography risk human epidemiology middle aged Odds Ratio statistics and numerical data controlled study priority journal Aged social support Spouse Abuse Cross-Sectional Studies Young Adult cross-sectional study migrant Humans Emigrants and Immigrants Spain female prevalence Article employment status partner violence adult social class social discrimination battered woman primary health care
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77953685091&doi=10.1016%2fj.ypmed.2010.03.017&partnerID=40&md5=3c2d1ab133b6e2c4826a90c5fed217c5
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.03.017
ISSN: 00917435
Cited by: 33
Original Language: English