title: Increased Risk of Mortality Due to Interpersonal Violence in Foreign-Born Women of Reproductive Age: A Swedish Register-Based Study.
abstract: Violence against women is an increasing public health concern, with assault leading to death as the most extreme outcome. Previous findings indicate that foreign-born women living in Sweden are more exposed to interpersonal violence than Swedish-born women. The current study investigates mortality due to interpersonal violence in comparison with other external causes of death among women of reproductive age in Sweden, with focus on country of birth. Foreign-born women and especially those from countries with low and very low gender equity levels had increased risk of mortality due to interpersonal violence, thus implicating lack of empowerment as a contributing factor.
authors.affiliation: Social Medicine and Global Health, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden cecilia.fernbrant@med.lu.se.
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fernbrant
authors.affiliation: Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: Birgitta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Essén
authors.affiliation: Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: Annika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Esscher
authors.affiliation: Social Medicine and Global Health, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
authors.forename: Per-Olof
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Östergren
authors.affiliation: Social Medicine and Global Health, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cantor-Graae
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002423:Cause of Death / Q000639:trends*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008875:Middle Aged; D011209:Power, Psychological; D015995:Prevalence; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D013548:Sweden / Q000208:ethnology; D014754:Violence / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: foreign-born women; gender equity; interpersonal violence; mortality; violence against women