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This study investigated the relationships among resource availability, IPV, and depression among Hispanic community-dwelling women. The Vulnerable Population's Conceptual Framework (Flaskerud & Winslow, 1998) was used to conceptualize and test relationships among these variables. Cross-sectional questionnaires assessed resource availability (i.e., income, education, employment, insurance status, and self-esteem), depressive symptoms (CES-D), and intimate partner violence (IPV) by a current/recent partner. Linear and logistic regressions were conducted to explore relationship among variables. Although most of the relationships among resource availability, IPV, and depression supported the conceptual framework, the importance of incorporating additional cultural, relationship, and social factors are stressed.
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Depressão/etnologia , Depressão/etiologia , Recursos em Saúde/provisão & distribuição , Hispânico ou Latino/etnologia , Maus-Tratos Conjugais/etnologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Estudos Transversais , Depressão/diagnóstico , Feminino , Florida/epidemiologia , Hispânico ou Latino/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Modelos Lineares , Modelos Logísticos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Modelos Psicológicos , Pesquisa Metodológica em Enfermagem , Projetos Piloto , Prevalência , Pesquisa Qualitativa , Fatores de Risco , Autoimagem , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Inquéritos e Questionários , Populações Vulneráveis/etnologiaRESUMO
UNLABELLED: Hispanic females are disproportionately affected by substance abuse, intimate partner violence, and HIV. Despite these disparities, research describing the cultural and gender-specific experiences of Hispanic women with regard to these conditions is lacking. THE PURPOSE: Transplantadas en otro mundo (Uprooted in another world), El criador de abuso (The breeding ground of abuse), and Rompiendo el silencio (Breaking the silence). This study supports the importance of addressing substance abuse, violence, and risk for HIV in an integrated manner and stresses the importance of addressing associated cultural factors (e.g., acculturation, machismo ) in interventions targeting Hispanics.
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Violência Doméstica/estatística & dados numéricos , Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia , Hispânico ou Latino/estatística & dados numéricos , Assunção de Riscos , Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias/epidemiologia , Adaptação Psicológica , Adulto , Competência Cultural , Diversidade Cultural , Cultura , Emigrantes e Imigrantes/psicologia , Feminino , Grupos Focais , Infecções por HIV/enfermagem , Infecções por HIV/psicologia , Hispânico ou Latino/psicologia , Humanos , Projetos Piloto , Pesquisa Qualitativa , Medição de Risco , Fatores de Risco , Estresse Psicológico , Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias/enfermagem , Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias/psicologia , Gravação em Fita , Estados Unidos/epidemiologia , Saúde da MulherRESUMO
Hispanic women in the United States are disproportionately affected by HIV infection. Substance abuse and intimate partner violence (IPV) are conditions that have been associated with risk for HIV in the general population. However, few studies have explored the intersection of these three conditions within one integrated framework. The purpose of this exploratory study was to describe the relationships between HIV risks, substance abuse, and IPV among Hispanic community-dwelling women. A total of 82 structured interviews were conducted with Hispanic women between the ages of 18 and 60. Data regarding the participant's and her partner's histories of sexually transmitted infections, substance abuse, risky sexual behaviors, and IPV were collected. Relationships between the participant's history of sexually transmitted infections, her partner's substance abuse, risky sexual behaviors, and IPV were explored. Results from this study support the importance of targeting HIV, substance abuse, and IPV prevention among Hispanics within one integrated framework.