Producción Científica Profesorado

Factors Associated with Severity of Intimate Partner Abuse in Mexico: Results of the First National Survey of Violence Among Women



Medina Solís, Carlo Eduardo

2009

Avila-Burgos L, Valdez-Santiago R, Híjar M, del Rio-Zolezzi A, Rojas-Martínez R, Medina-Solís CE. Factors Associated with Severity of Intimate Partner Abuse in Mexico: Results of the First National Survey of Violence Among Women. Can J Public Health 2009; 100 (6): 436-441.


Abstract


Objective: To identify factors associated with the severity of intimate partner abuse (IPA) in Mexico. Methods: Data were gathered from the National Survey of Violence Against Women (November 2002-November 2003), a nationwide study in which 18,902 women over the age of 14 participated. Subjects were recipients of national public health care services. The severity of IPA was measured using a 27-item scale. Multinomial logistic regression analyses were performed to explore significant factors associated with partner violence. Results: One in four participants reported experiencing IPA. This model showed that younger and less educated women had a higher risk of IPA. Working out of the home (OR [odds ratio]1.3, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.99-1.72), two or more children in the household (OR 1.44, CI 1.18-1.77), alcohol consumption (OR 2.51, CI 1.63-3.90) and history of childhood abuse (OR 3.7, CI 3.03-4.52) increased the possibility of severe violence. The most important predictor of severe IPA was the partners alcohol consumption (daily or almost daily, OR 14.7, 95% CI 13.25 16.46). Conclusions: Awareness about the risk factors associated with IPA will help identify populations at greater risk of severe injury and could orient the health sector to direct actions toward this vulnerable population.



Producto de Investigación UAEH




Artículos relacionados

Perdida dental y patrones de caries en preescolares de una comunidad suburbana de Campeche.

Factors associated with dental health care coverage in Mexico: findings from the National Performanc...

Socioeconomic and Sociodemographic Variables Associated With Oral Hygiene Status in Mexican Schoolch...

Utilización de servicios odontológicos de salud por niños menores de cinco años con seguridad social

Estudio epidemiológico sobre caries dental y necesidades de tratamiento en escolares de 6 a 12 años ...

Desigualdades socioeconómicas en salud bucal: Factores asociados al cepillado dental en escolares ni...

Caries increment in the permanent dentition of Mexican children in relation to prior caries experien...

Asociación de labio y/o paladar hendido con variables de posición socioeconómica: un estudio de caso...

Diagnósticos quirúrgicos de cirugía bucal

Edentulism Among Mexican Adults Aged 35 Years and Older and Associated Factors