Association between Sociodemographic Factors and Abuse by a Parent or Intimate Partner Violence among Haitian Women: A Population-Based Study
One in three Haitian women, and two in three Haitian children, experience physical abuse. This study aims to assess characteristics of abused Haitian women and identify effective sources of support. This cross-sectional study used multiple logistic regression models to analyze sociodemographic chara...
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| author | Maria Pilar Martin Chinedu U. Obioha Karina Villalba Maria-José Del Pino Espejo Denice Curtis Alicia Padrón-Monedero |
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| description | One in three Haitian women, and two in three Haitian children, experience physical abuse. This study aims to assess characteristics of abused Haitian women and identify effective sources of support. This cross-sectional study used multiple logistic regression models to analyze sociodemographic characteristics of Haitian women, associations with abuse-exposure from a parent/intimate partner (IPV)/any perpetrator, and impacts of seeking help for abuse, from police/doctors/family. About 9.1% experienced abuse by a parent, 8.6% from IPV. Women abused by a parent were less likely to be employed (OR = 0.74, [95% CI = 0.59–0.93]) and more likely to have an often-drunk partner (2.10, [1.54–2.87]). IPV-exposed women were more likely to have primary education (1.56, [1.12–2.16]), an often-drunk partner (3.07, [2.24–4.22]) and less likely to live rurally (0.65, [0.47–0.89]). Seeking help from own family for IPV exposure was strongly associated with having a job (2.00, [1.04–3.89]) (P for interaction = 0.039) and seeking help from partner’s family for IPV was strongly associated with having an often-drunk husband (8.80, [3.07–25.23]) (<i>p</i> for interaction <0.001). We recommend family-based interventions targeting men’s perceptions about abuse and their alcohol consumption, introducing programs/policies integrating women into the workforce, and havens for abuse victims to confidentially receive individualized support. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ed6a9f74d4b5454d919d114933fc9ef62023-11-30T22:50:33ZengMDPI AGWomen2673-41842022-03-0121768710.3390/women2010009Association between Sociodemographic Factors and Abuse by a Parent or Intimate Partner Violence among Haitian Women: A Population-Based StudyMaria Pilar Martin0Chinedu U. Obioha1Karina Villalba2Maria-José Del Pino Espejo3Denice Curtis4Alicia Padrón-Monedero5Department of Public Health, College of Nursing and Public Health, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 11530, USADepartment of Public Health, College of Nursing and Public Health, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 11530, USAViolence against Women Faculty Cluster, Department of Population Health Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32827, USADepartment of Sociology, University Pablo de Olavide, Crtra. Utrera. Km 1, 41013 Sevilla, SpainDepartment of Public Health, University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway, Pensacola, FL 32514, USANational School of Public Health, Instituto de Salud Carlos III.C/Monforte de Lemos 5, 28029 Madrid, SpainOne in three Haitian women, and two in three Haitian children, experience physical abuse. This study aims to assess characteristics of abused Haitian women and identify effective sources of support. This cross-sectional study used multiple logistic regression models to analyze sociodemographic characteristics of Haitian women, associations with abuse-exposure from a parent/intimate partner (IPV)/any perpetrator, and impacts of seeking help for abuse, from police/doctors/family. About 9.1% experienced abuse by a parent, 8.6% from IPV. Women abused by a parent were less likely to be employed (OR = 0.74, [95% CI = 0.59–0.93]) and more likely to have an often-drunk partner (2.10, [1.54–2.87]). IPV-exposed women were more likely to have primary education (1.56, [1.12–2.16]), an often-drunk partner (3.07, [2.24–4.22]) and less likely to live rurally (0.65, [0.47–0.89]). Seeking help from own family for IPV exposure was strongly associated with having a job (2.00, [1.04–3.89]) (P for interaction = 0.039) and seeking help from partner’s family for IPV was strongly associated with having an often-drunk husband (8.80, [3.07–25.23]) (<i>p</i> for interaction <0.001). We recommend family-based interventions targeting men’s perceptions about abuse and their alcohol consumption, introducing programs/policies integrating women into the workforce, and havens for abuse victims to confidentially receive individualized support.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4184/2/1/9Haitiabuse surveyabuse by a parentintimate partner violenceseeking help for abusedemographic health survey |
| spellingShingle | Maria Pilar Martin Chinedu U. Obioha Karina Villalba Maria-José Del Pino Espejo Denice Curtis Alicia Padrón-Monedero Association between Sociodemographic Factors and Abuse by a Parent or Intimate Partner Violence among Haitian Women: A Population-Based Study Women Haiti abuse survey abuse by a parent intimate partner violence seeking help for abuse demographic health survey |
| title | Association between Sociodemographic Factors and Abuse by a Parent or Intimate Partner Violence among Haitian Women: A Population-Based Study |
| title_full | Association between Sociodemographic Factors and Abuse by a Parent or Intimate Partner Violence among Haitian Women: A Population-Based Study |
| title_fullStr | Association between Sociodemographic Factors and Abuse by a Parent or Intimate Partner Violence among Haitian Women: A Population-Based Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between Sociodemographic Factors and Abuse by a Parent or Intimate Partner Violence among Haitian Women: A Population-Based Study |
| title_short | Association between Sociodemographic Factors and Abuse by a Parent or Intimate Partner Violence among Haitian Women: A Population-Based Study |
| title_sort | association between sociodemographic factors and abuse by a parent or intimate partner violence among haitian women a population based study |
| topic | Haiti abuse survey abuse by a parent intimate partner violence seeking help for abuse demographic health survey |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4184/2/1/9 |
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