title: Prevalence of intimate partner violence and associated risk factors among Latinos/as: an exploratory study with three Latino subpopulations.
abstract: This study seeks to contribute to the limited literature on intimate partner violence (IPV) with Latino populations by analyzing national estimates of prevalence of and risk factors for IPV across the three largest Latino subgroups: Cuban-Origin, Mexican-Origin, and Puerto Ricans. Results showed that foreign-born Mexicans reported the highest rates of IPV compared with foreign-born Cubans and Puerto Ricans; Latinas with higher levels of education and employment reported higher levels of IPV; and foreign-born Mexicans reported a higher rate of less injurious IPV than their U.S.-born counterparts. These findings highlight the need to inform programs of varying nature of Latinas experiencing IPV.
authors.affiliation: Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA chohyu12@msu.edu.
authors.forename: Hyunkag
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Velez-Ortiz
authors.affiliation: Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA.
authors.forename: José Rubén
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Parra-Cardona
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012923:Social Class; D014481:United States
keywords: Latino; domestic violence; intimate partner violence; race; risk factor