Violence against young women attending primary care services in Spain: prevalence and health consequences
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Title: | Violence against young women attending primary care services in Spain: prevalence and health consequences |
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Authors: | Martín Baena, David | Montero Piñar, María Isabel | Escribà Agüir, Vicenta | Vives-Cases, Carmen |
Research Group/s: | Salud Pública |
Center, Department or Service: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Enfermería Comunitaria, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública e Historia de la Ciencia |
Keywords: | Health consequences | Interpersonal violence | Prevalence | Young women |
Knowledge Area: | Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública |
Issue Date: | 14-May-2015 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Citation: | Family Practice. 2015. doi:10.1093/fampra/cmv017 |
Abstract: | Background. There are a significant number of studies assessing the negative health consequences of violence against women. However, a limited number of studies analyse the health consequences of violence committed against young women by different types of aggressors. Objectives. The goal of this study is to assess the prevalence of interpersonal violence against young women in Spain and analyse its impact on the physical and mental health of the victims. Methods. A total of 1076 women aged 18–25 years attending Spanish primary care services were selected. We estimated the prevalence of interpersonal violence and compared the health data and demographic characteristics of abused and non-abused young women, multi-logistic regression models were fitted. The Wald test was used to assess whether there were differences in the negative health consequences of intimate partner (IPV) versus non-IPV. Results. As many as 27.6% young women reported a history of abuse, of whom 42.7% had been assaulted by their partner, 41.1% by someone other than their partner and 16.2% both by their partner and another person. The distribution of social and demographic characteristics was similar for IPV and non-IPV victims. Young abused women were three times more likely to suffer psychological distress and have somatic complaints, and they were four times more likely to use medication as compared to non-abused women. Conclusion. Our results suggest that all forms of violence compromise young women’s health seriously. Including patients’ history of abuse in their health record may help make more informed clinical decisions and provide a more integrated care. |
Sponsor: | This study was partially supported by the Institute of Carlos III (1/06-36) (Ministry of Health, Spain) and CIBERESP (AE08018). |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/46925 |
ISSN: | 0263-2136 (Print) | 1460-2229 (Online) |
DOI: | 10.1093/fampra/cmv017 |
Language: | eng |
Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Rights: | © The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press |
Peer Review: | si |
Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmv017 |
Appears in Collections: | INV - SP - Artículos de Revistas INV - Investigación en Género - Artículos de Revistas Institucional - IUIEG - Publicaciones INV - EQUIDIVERSIDAD - Artículos de Revistas |
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