Identifying sociodemographic differences in Intimate Partner Violence among immigrant and native women in Spain: a cross-sectional study.
OBJECTIVE
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).


RESULTS
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).


CONCLUSIONS
Immigrant women are in a disadvantaged Intimate Partner Violence situation. It is necessary that interventions take these inequalities into account.
Vives-Cases
Carmen
C
Alicante University, 03080 San Vicente del Raspeig (Alicante), Spain. carmen.vives@ua.es
Gil-González
Diana
D
Ruiz-Pérez
Isabel
I
Escribà-Agüir
Vicenta
V
Plazaola-Castaño
Juncal
J
Montero-Piñar
Maria Isabel
MI
Torrubiano-Domínguez
Jordi
J
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D012923:Social Class; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult