How Does Intimate Partner Violence Differ Depending on Level of Rurality of Residential Area in Spain?

Abstract

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is recognized as a worldwide public health problem. Most theories ascribe IPV to individual, family, or cultural factors. Authors analyzed different residential areas in Spain in terms of IPV frequency as well as its impact on health and the use of services. A standardized self-administered cross-sectional survey was administered to ever-partnered adult women ages 18 to 70 years receiving care at primary health care centers (N = 10,322). Logistic regression analyzed the association between the level of rurality and health indicators, IPV, and use of services. The lowest frequency of IPV among women is reflected in higher rurality. Women of medium and low rurality presented a poorer self-perceived health and more physical health problems. Women from medium and low rurality areas declared seeking health services more frequently. These results show the importance of the environment in health and indicate the need for research on urban-rural differences in health problems to develop specific public health programs for each country.

Community Professionals’ Response to Intimate Partner Violence Against Rural Older Women

“…Similarly, our findings may not be transferable to communities with more racially or ethnically diverse populations or other geographic locations (e.g., urban areas). For example, in urban areas, the working relationships and communications among networks of support (e.g., healthcare, aging services, faith community) may support older victims differently than in rural areas as there are more programs and portals to enter into services (Annan, 2008; Ruiz-Perez, Vives-Cases, Escriba-Aguir, Rodriguez-Barranco, & Nevot-Cordero, 2015). Victims can go unrecognized more easily in urban than rural areas because they have access to transportation and can go outside of their neighborhood and the watchful eyes of family and friends to seek help from providers who do not know them.…”

Dependencia emocional transgeneracional: Mujeres víctimas de violencia intrafamiliar en la Sierra del Ecuador.

“…La ciudad de Riobamba, según datos del Ministerio de Desarrollo Urbano y Vivienda (MIDUVI, 2015), es más pequeña y conservadora que Quito; además tiene índices más altos de pobreza y analfabetismo, lo que, según autores como Campbell et al (2011);Ruiz-Pérez et al, 2015;y, Yuan y Hesketh (2019), está relacionado con el aumento de probabilidad de que las mujeres sufran de VPI. Además, es una ciudad tradicionalmente agrícola semi urbanística (MIDUVI, 2015), que según investigaciones de Peek-Asa et al (2011) y DuBois, Rennison y DeKeseredy (2019), es otro de los factores demográficos que aumenta la vulnerabilidad de las mujeres ante la VPI.…”

Violencia de género: un estudio de los expedientes de la Fiscalía de Área de Santiago de Compostela

“…o separada/divorciada(Montero et al, 2013;Ruiz-Pérez, Vives-Cases, Escribá- Agüir, Rodríguez-Barranco, & Nevot-Cordero, 2015;Vives-Cases et al, 2009) constituyen factores de riesgo. En nuestro estudio hemos constatado un predominio tanto de mujeres como de hombres casados, que residen fundamentalmente en población urbana.…”