title: Health at the Intersections of Precarious Documentation Status and Gender-Based Partner Violence.
abstract: This article is based on qualitative research investigating Spanish-speaking immigrant women's experiences of gender-based intimate partner violence (GBPV) and help seeking in New Jersey (2006-2008). Methods included interviews with these women, health care and social service providers, and community members. This article reveals that as many immigrant women live at the intersections of structural, normalized, and gender-based partner violence, integrated social service responses emerge as key health care responses to GBPV. The health impacts of undocumented and precariously documented migration and GBPV demand policy interventions and dedication of resources to address the multi-faceted needs of this population.
authors.affiliation: Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USA nparson@smu.edu.
authors.forename: Nia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Parson
authors.affiliation: Puerto Rican Action Board, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Escobar
authors.affiliation: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Mariam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Merced
authors.affiliation: Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trautwein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009515:New Jersey; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Latinas; cultural competence; gender-based intimate partner violence against women; health care; immigrants