Web resource:	https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0162380
Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Rurality and self-reported health in women with a history of intimate partner violence
Authors:	Hussain, Rafat Khan, Asad Loxton, Deborah Dillon, G
Keywords:	Women;Health;Regional rural and remote areas;Australia;Intimate partner violence
Year:	2016
Citation:	Vol. 11, no. 9 ; e0162380
Notes:	"Abstract Objective To investigate differences in self-reported health among Australian women with a history of intimate partner violence (IPV) in relation to rurality of residence. Methods Data were drawn from six survey waves of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health 1973–78 birth cohort. Self-reported general and mental health scores derived from the SF-36 scale were compared for women with a history of IPV living in metropolitan, regional and rural areas. Multivariable generalised estimating equations were constructed adjusting for income hardship, number of children, education, social support, age and marital status. Results Women with a history of IPV living in regional and rural areas had no significant differences in self-reported general health scores compared to their metropolitan counterparts. Rural women affected by IPV had slightly better self-reported mental health than equivalent women living in metropolitan or regional areas. The socio-demographic factors with the strongest association with self-reported health were income, education, social support, and number of children. Creative Commons
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/16769
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