Immigrant South Asian women at greater risk for injury from intimate partner violence.
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Abuse prevalence Physical abuse 30.6 Sexual abuse 18.8 Injury/need for medical services 15.7 due to abuse Any abuse 40.8 No knowledge of available intimate 50.6 partner violence services US citizens 38.6 Immigrant status Immigrant (non–US born) 87.5 Among immigrants Immigrated within past 2 y 22.3 Immigrated between 2 and 10 y ago 38.1 Immigrated ≥11 y ago 39.6 Immigrant context No family in United States 28.1 No social support if abused 10.0
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عنوان ژورنال:
- American journal of public health
دوره 93 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003