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. 2021 Dec;27(15-16):2910-2926.
doi: 10.1177/1077801220984174. Epub 2021 Jan 28.

Domestic Violence and Immigrant Women: A Glimpse Behind a Veiled Door

Tanya Park  1 , Amanda Mullins  1 , Nasim Zahir  2 , Bukola Salami  1 , Gerri Lasiuk  3 , Kathleen Hegadoren  1
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Domestic Violence and Immigrant Women: A Glimpse Behind a Veiled Door

Tanya Park et al. Violence Against Women. 2021 Dec.

Abstract

Domestic violence (DV) experienced by immigrant women is a public health concern. In collaboration with a community agency, researchers undertook a retrospective review of 1,763 client files from 2006-2014. The three aims were to document the incidence of DV, service needs associated with DV, and identification of risk factors associated with DV in the extracted file data. About 41% reported DV and required multiple services. Separated and divorced women, and women on visitor/temporary visas showed the highest risk. The results underscore the value of research partnerships with community-based service agencies in increasing our understanding of DV among immigrant women.

Keywords: community nongovernmental agency; domestic violence; immigrant women’s health.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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