Factors associated with intimate partner violence by a former partner by immigration status and length of residence in Canada

Abstract Purpose We examined intimate partner violence (IPV) by a former partner among Canadian-born and immigrant women by length of residence in Canada. Methods Data from a 2009 national, population-based, telephone survey were used to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with any ty...

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Published in:Annals of epidemiology 2012-11, Vol.22 (11), p.772-777
Main Authors: Du Mont, Janice, EdD, Hyman, Ilene, PhD, O'Brien, Kristen, MSc, White, Meghan E., BA (Hons), Odette, Fran, MSW, Tyyskä, Vappu, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Canada - epidemiology
Confidence Intervals
Continental Population Groups - psychology
Continental Population Groups - statistics & numerical data
Emigrants and immigrants
Emigrants and Immigrants - psychology
Emigrants and Immigrants - statistics & numerical data
Emigration and Immigration - statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Internal Medicine
Interpersonal Relations
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Odds Ratio
Prevalence
Residence Characteristics
Risk Factors
Sexual Partners - psychology
Socioeconomic Factors
Spouse Abuse - ethnology
Spouse Abuse - psychology
Spouse Abuse - statistics & numerical data
Telephone
Time Factors
Violence
Women
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract Purpose We examined intimate partner violence (IPV) by a former partner among Canadian-born and immigrant women by length of residence in Canada. Methods Data from a 2009 national, population-based, telephone survey were used to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with any type of IPV (emotional, financial, physical, and/or sexual) by a former partner with whom there had been contact in the previous 5 years among immigrant women 0 to 19 years in Canada, 20 or more years or longer in Canada, and Canadian-born women (n = 1681). Results Of immigrant women in Canada for 0 to 19 years, 41.6% had experienced IPV by a former partner; for immigrant women in Canada for 20 or more years or longer, 60.6%, and Canadian-born women, 61.5% ( P  = .0423). In a logistic regression model adjusted for age and other sociodemographic characteristics, immigrant women in Canada for 0 to 19 years were less likely than Canadian-born women to experience any IPV (odds ratio, 0.266; 95% confidence interval, 0.130–0.544). There was no difference in the occurrence of any IPV between immigrant women in Canada 20 or more years or longer and Canadian-born women. Conclusions High rates of any IPV by a former partner were found for both Canadian-born and immigrant women. Within immigrant communities, specific prevention campaigns should address the high risk of experiencing IPV at later stages of resettlement.
ISSN:1047-2797
1873-2585
DOI:10.1016/j.annepidem.2012.09.001