Hyman Ilene, Forte Tonia, Du Mont Janice, Romans Sarah, Cohen Marsha M
Centre for Research in Women's Health, 790 Bay St, 7th Fl, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Am J Public Health. 2006 Apr;96(4):654-9. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.046409. Epub 2006 Feb 28.
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.
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 socio-cultural and other factors associated with IPV.
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.
Our findings have important implications for both prevention and detection of IPV among immigrant women.
我们调查了加拿大近期(0 - 9年)和非近期(≥10年)移民女性中亲密伴侣暴力(IPV)的患病率,以确定IPV的差异是否与在加拿大的停留时间有关。
我们分析了1999年综合社会调查的数据,这是一项全国性的横断面电话调查。我们使用加权逻辑回归分析来研究在加拿大的停留时间对IPV的影响,并控制了与IPV相关的社会文化和其他因素。
近期和非近期移民女性中IPV的粗患病率相似。然而,经过调整后,近期移民女性中IPV的风险显著低于非近期移民女性。原籍国、年龄、婚姻状况以及有活动受限情况(身体/精神残疾或健康问题)也与IPV的较高风险相关。
我们的研究结果对移民女性中IPV的预防和检测具有重要意义。