SAFETYLIT WEEKLY UPDATE

We compile citations and summaries of about 400 new articles every week.
RSS Feed

HELP: Tutorials | FAQ
CONTACT US: Contact info

Search Results

Journal Article

Citation

Ortega-Ceballos PA, Mudgal J, Flores Y, Rivera-Rivera L, Díaz-Montiel JC, Salmerón J. Salud Publica Mex. 2007; 49(5): 357-366.

Vernacular Title

Determinantes de violencia de pareja en trabajadoras del IMSS morelos.

Affiliation

Secretaría Académica, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, México. portega79@yahoo.com.mx

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17952243

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To study the prevalence of partner violence, and to identify the associated risk factors in a sample of female workers of IMSS (Mexican Social Security Institute), Morelos State. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Cross-sectional data from 1 173 women participating in the cohort study of IMSS workers are utilized to study these associations. The study provides information on frequency of psychological, physical or sexual violence and perception of severity during the 12 months prior to the time of data collection. It was carried out in Morelos between October 1998 and March 2000. Polytomous logistic regression models were used to obtain odds ratios for different degrees of partner violence. RESULTS: A high prevalence of partner violence is observed in the sample. Main factors associated with higher severity of violence are state of the relationship and alcohol intake, emotional status of the couple at home, work burden of the woman, and a history of violence in childhood. CONCLUSIONS: All these factors are potentially modifiable through interventions aimed at stress reduction. These results should be considered when developing preventive programs against partner violence in Mexico.


Language: es

NEW SEARCH


All SafetyLit records are available for automatic download to Zotero & Mendeley
Print