Van Hightower N R, Gorton J
School of Rural Public Health at Texas A & M University, College Station 77843-1114, USA.
Public Health Nurs. 1998 Oct;15(5):355-62. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1998.tb00360.x.
Despite a growing body of knowledge concerning family abuse, there is little research focusing on domestic violence in rural settings. Likewise, there is a paucity of research on family abuse among Hispanics. This study examined the prevalence of spousal abuse among predominately low income Hispanic patients of two rural health care clinics. The correlation of certain social factors to domestic violence also was examined. Survey data was collected from 155 adult female patients. Findings revealed a 19% prevalence rate. This rate corresponds to recent measures of domestic abuse nationwide. A bivariate analysis showed a significant positive relationship between spousal abuse and drug/alcohol use by victims' intimate partners. Abuse also was significantly related to the community location of the health care clinics. The article concludes by discussing implications of the study for rural domestic violence intervention, treatment, and research.
尽管关于家庭虐待的知识体系不断扩大，但针对农村地区家庭暴力的研究却很少。同样，针对西班牙裔人群中家庭虐待的研究也很匮乏。本研究调查了两家农村医疗诊所中以低收入为主的西班牙裔患者中配偶虐待的患病率。还研究了某些社会因素与家庭暴力之间的相关性。从155名成年女性患者中收集了调查数据。研究结果显示患病率为19%。这一比率与近期全国范围内的家庭虐待测量结果相符。双变量分析表明，配偶虐待与受害者亲密伴侣的药物/酒精使用之间存在显著的正相关关系。虐待行为也与医疗诊所的社区位置显著相关。文章最后讨论了该研究对农村家庭暴力干预、治疗和研究的意义。
