title: The contribution of socio-economic position to the excesses of violence and intimate partner violence among aboriginal versus non-Aboriginal Women in Canada.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the contribution of socio-economic position (SEP) in explaining the excess of any abuse and intimate partner violence (IPV) among Aboriginal versus non-Aboriginal women in Canada. This comparison has not been studied before.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted logistic regression analysis, using nationwide data from a weighted sample of 57,318 Canadian-born mothers of singletons who participated in the Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey 2006-7.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The unadjusted odds of any abuse and IPV were almost four times higher among Aboriginal compared to non-Aboriginal mothers; OR 3.91 (95% CI 3.12-4.89) and OR 3.78 (2.87-4.97), respectively. Adjustment for SEP reduced the unadjusted OR of any abuse and IPV by almost 40%. However, even with this adjustment, the odds of any abuse and IPV for Aboriginal mothers remained twice that of non-Aboriginal mothers; OR 2.34 (1.82-2.99) and OR 2.19 (1.60-3.00), respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  SEP is a predominant contributor to the excess of abuse against Aboriginal vs. non-Aboriginal women in Canada. Reducing violence against Aboriginal women can be achieved mostly by improving their SEP, and simultaneously be informed by social processes and services that can mitigate abuse. The fact that SEP did not fully explain the excess of abuse among the Aboriginal women might lend support to "colonization or postcolonial theories," and related contextual factors such as differences in community social resources (e.g., social capital) and services. The effect of these factors on the excess of abuse warrants future research.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Research on Inner City Health Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute 209 Victoria Street, third floor Toronto, Ontario and, Nihaya Daoud MPH, PhD Department of Public Health Ben-Gurion University Faculty of Health Sciences Beer Sheva, Israel. daoud@bgu.ac.il.
authors.forename: Nihaya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Daoud
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smylie
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Urquia
authors.forename: Billie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Allan
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: O'Campo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012923:Social Class; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014754:Violence / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Aboriginal peoples in Canada; Intimate Partner Violence (IPV); Violence against women; colonialization; socioeconomic position
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