{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Protective factors for the risk of suffering intimate partner violence in help-seeking women survivors from a social organization in Chile.
{Author}: Benjumeda Wynhoven I;Yago Alonso C;
{Journal}: Front Sociol
{Volume}: 9
{Issue}: 0
{Year}: 2024
暂无{DOI}: 10.3389/fsoc.2024.1419182
{Abstract}: <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major public health problem in Latin America. The present study investigates the protective factors that contribute to minimizing the risk of exposure to IPV analyzing different variables in a sample of Chilean women victims of IPV.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>We used data from the Cicatrices Foundation, a nonprofit Chilean organization providing psychological support to IPV victims. Relevant variables for IPV prevention were identified analyzing a database containing all the information reported by victims during a structured interview. A final sample of 444 women suffering IPV was used in the present study.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Logistic regression analysis was calculated in order to make predictions related to IPV protective factors, showing that having a support network (OR = 2.85), treatment compliance (OR = 2.05) and being younger (OR = 0.95) increased the probability of not living with the aggressor. Another logistic regression analysis was calculated in order to predict IPV victims´ health taking medication intake as an indicator. A significant association was observed between this variable and working outside (p = 0.002) and between mediation intake and age (p < 0.001), with an OR of 1.987 and 0.93, respectively. Working outside and being younger were identified as protective factors against consuming medication.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>To the best of our knowledge, this is one of the first studies conducted in Chile on the prevention of IPV in a sample of victims seeking for help. Our results will contribute to guide policy makers, researchers and other women in the prevention of potential risks for IPV.