Type:	Journal Article
Title:	The association between length of stay in Canada and intimate partner violence among immigrant women
Other Titles:	American journal of public health
Authors:	Romans, Sarah Cohen, Marsha M Hyman, Ilene Forte, Tonia Du Mont, Janice
Keywords:	Disability;CALD (culturally and linguistically diverse)
Year:	2006
Publisher:	American Public Health Association
Citation:	96 (4), April 2006
Notes:	General Overview: This Canadian article looks at the association between length of stay in Canada for immigrant women and intimate partner violence (IPV). Methods: Data from the 1999 General Social Survey, a national cross sectional telephone survey, were analysed. A weighted logistic regression analysis was used to study the effect of length of stay on IPV, while controlling for socio-cultural and other factors associated with IPV. Discussion and Results: The prevalence of IPV was found to be similar among recent and non-recent immigrant women. However, after adjusting for other socio-economic factors, the risk for IPV was found to be significantly lower among recent immigrant women compared with non-recent immigrant women. Country of origin, age, marital status and having an activity limitation (such as physical or mental disability or health problem), were associated with a higher risk for IPV. Conclusions: The article findings have implications for prevention and detection of IPV in immigrant communities. It has been assumed that newcomers are more likely to fall into a higher risk group than more established immigrants. However, these findings imply that it is not necessarily the recentness of arrival but the later periods of the resettlement process that may contribute to a higher risk for IPV.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12219
ISSN:	0090-0036
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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