Sexual Violence Victimization and Associations with Health in a Community Sample of Hispanic Women

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• Alternative Title:
  J Ethn Cult Divers Soc Work
• Personal Author:
  BASILE, KATHLEEN C. ; SMITH, SHARON G. ; WALTERS, MIKEL L. ; FOWLER, DAWNOVISE N. ; HAWK, KATHRYN ; HAMBURGER, MERLE E.
• Description:
  This study sought to add to the limited information currently available on circumstances of sexual violence victimization and associated negative health experiences among Hispanic women. Data come from a community sample of mostly Mexican women in an urban southwestern city. Household interviews were completed with a sample of 142 women during 3 months in 2010. Findings indicate that 31.2% of women reported rape victimization and 22.7% reported being sexually coerced in their lifetime. Victims of rape and/or sexual coercion were significantly more likely to report symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during their lifetime. Among victims whose first unwanted sexual experience resulted in rape and/or sexual coercion, perpetrators were almost always someone known to the victims, and were mostly family members or intimate partners, depending on the victim's age. About one-fifth of victims were injured and 17.1% needed medical services. These findings suggest the need for more attention to the physical and mental health needs of sexually victimized Hispanic women.
• Subjects:
  Article Help-seeking Hispanic Women Negative Health Experiences Rape Sexual Coercion Sexual Violence
• Source:
  J Ethn Cult Divers Soc Work. 24(1):1-17.
• Pubmed ID:
  26752978
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4701051
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8c3732b142d4d2610c63328480df24df6367688bee5aa90e3e26c792bd988118
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/37431/cdc_37431_DS1.pdf
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