Risk Factors for Intimate Partner Violence in a Migrant Farmworker Community in Baja California, México

This study examined the prevalence of four leading risk factors associated with IPV (alcohol consumption, education, socioeconomic status (SES), and gender roles) in adult women (n = 68) in a migrant farmworker community in México. Alcohol consumption among women was higher than the national average, and partner consumption was lower. Education level and SES were low, and women identified with a feminist ideology more than a traditional gender role. Results also revealed that 86.4 % (n = 57) of participants identified violence against women as a common problem in the community, and the majority (94.0 %, n = 62) of participants believe that IPV specifically is a problem within the community.
Source: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research