TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Exploring the associations between intimate partner violence and women's mental health: Evidence from a population-based study in Paraguay
JO  - Social science and medicine (1982)
A1  - Ishida, K.
A1  - Stupp, Paul
A1  - Melian, Mercedes
A1  - Serbanescu, Florina
A1  - Goodwin, Mary
SP  - 1653
EP  - 1661
VL  - 71
IS  - 9
N2  - Using a nationally representative sample from the 2008 Paraguayan National Survey of Demography and Sexual and Reproductive Health, we examine the association between emotional, physical, and sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) and mental health among women aged 15-44 years who have ever been married or in a consensual union. The results from multivariate logistic regression models demonstrate that controlling for women's socioeconomic and marital status and history of childhood abuse and their male partners' unemployment and alcohol consumption, IPV is independently associated with an increased risk for common mental disorders (CMD) and suicidal ideation measured by the Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20). IPV variables substantially improve the explanatory power of the models, particularly for suicidal ideation. Emotional abuse, regardless of when it occurred, is associated with the greatest increased risk for CMD whereas recent physical abuse is associated with the greatest increased risk for suicidal ideation. These findings suggest that efforts to identify women with mental health problems, particularly suicidal ideation, should include screening for the types and history of IPV victimization.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0277-9536
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.08.007
ID  - ref1
ER  -