Intimate Partner Violence Associated With Poor Health Outcomes in U.S. South Asian Women
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To assess the associations between Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) victimization and health outcomes of South Asian women in Greater Boston. To explore the nature of the health experiences of victimized women in this population. Cross-sectional surveys with a community-based sample of women in relationships with males (n = 208) assessed demographics, IPV history, and health. In-depth interviews were conducted with a separate sample of women with a history of IPV (n = 23). Quantitative data were assessed by logistic regression, qualitative data by a grounded theory approach. Twenty-one percent of the quantitative sample reported IPV in the current relationship. Abused women were significantly more likely than those with no history of IPV in their current relationship to report poor physical health (95% CI = 1.3-12.0), depression (95% CI = 1.8-9.3), anxiety (95% CI = 1.3-6.4), and suicidal ideation (95% CI = 1.9-25.1). Qualitative subjects described how victimization resulted in injury and chronic health concerns and how IPV-induced depression and anxiety affected their sleep, appetite, energy, and wellbeing. Experiences of IPV are related to increased poor health among South Asian women. This elevated risk demands intervention. Healthcare providers should be trained to screen and refer South Asian patients for partner violence.
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A study of South Asian immigrant women resident in the US found that abused women were seven times more likely to exhibit suicidal ideation than nonabused women from the study sample.
“The reported adjusted odds ratios from a study of South Asian immigrant women resident in the US were even higher, with abused women being seven times more likely to exhibit suicidal ideation than nonabused women from this study sample [26].”
From Mental and Physical Health and Intimate Partner Violence against Women: A Review of the Literature (2013) · cites this paper as [26]
All reviewed studies on suicide reported an association between the lifetime experience of abuse and increased suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in women.
“All of these studies reported an association between the lifetime experience of abuse and increased suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in women.”
From Mental and Physical Health and Intimate Partner Violence against Women: A Review of the Literature (2013) · cites this paper as [26]
Self-perceived poor health status was significantly associated with intimate partner violence in seven of eight reviewed studies.
“Self-perceived poor health status was significantly associated with intimate partner violence in seven of these studies [17, 26, 33, 38, 60, 66, 67].”
From Mental and Physical Health and Intimate Partner Violence against Women: A Review of the Literature (2013) · cites this paper as [26]
IPV is associated with gastrointestinal conditions.
“gastrointestinal conditions [26, 56, 74]”
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- Authors
- Hurwitz, E. J. H., Gupta, J., Liu, R., Silverman, J. G., & Raj, A.
- Affiliations
- Boston University (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hurwitz, Elizabeth J. Himelfarb
- Venue
- Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
- Published
- 2006-07
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 251-261
- ISSN
- 1557-1912 (ISSN-L)
- 1557-1920
- OpenAlex
- W2004558143
- Cited by
- 119
- References
- 61
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- FWCI
- 4.03
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Social Sciences › Demography › Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Gender, Health, and Social Inequality
- Keywords
- intimate partner violence, South Asian women, health outcomes, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, physical health, sleep disorders, IPV screening, health professions education, immigrant health, Greater Boston
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Asia, Southeastern, Asia, Western, Asian, Boston, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Spouse Abuse, Women's Health, Treatment Outcome, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Risk Assessment, Battered Women, Crime Victims
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