Intimate partner violence among Latinas in eastern North Carolina.
This article explores the correlates of intimate partner violence (IPV) among rural, southern Latinas. A sample of 1,212 women in blue-collar work sites in rural North Carolina completed a questionnaire assessing IPV and other social, demographic, and health-related variables. Social and demographic correlates of IPV were examined. Adult lifetime prevalence of IPV in Latinas was 19.5%, similar to that of non-Latinas. As compared to Latinas who did not experience IPV and non-Latinas who experienced IPV, Latinas who experienced IPV were more likely to lack social support and to have children in the home. Agencies that provide services to victims of IPV in the rural South need to be prepared to meet the unique needs of Latina immigrants.
Denham
Amy C
AC
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Frasier
Pamela York
PY
Hooten
Elizabeth Gerken
EG
Belton
Leigh
L
Newton
Warren
W
Gonzalez
Pamela
P
Begum
Munni
M
Campbell
Marci K
MK
D000328:Adult; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005191:Family Characteristics / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012944:Social Support; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014931:Women, Working