The revictimization of older Mexican women : Liliana Giraldo-Rodríguez, Dolores Mino-León, Sergio Olinsser Aragón-Grijalva & Marcela Agudelo-Botero understanding the accumulation of multiple victimizations throughout a lifetime
By: Giraldo-Rodríguez, Liliana
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Contributor(s): Mino-León, Dolores | Aragón-Grijalva, Sergio O | Agudelo-Botero, Marcela.
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ArticleSeries: BMC Geriatrics.Publisher: BMC, 2022Subject(s): ADULT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE | CHILD ABUSE | CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE | ELDER ABUSE | FINANCIAL ABUSE | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | NEGLECT | OLDER WOMEN | PHYSICAL ABUSE | PREVALENCE | PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE | RISK FACTORS | SEXUAL VIOLENCE | SURVEYS | VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE | INTERNATIONAL | MEXICOOnline resources: DOI: 10.1186/s12877-021-02734-5 (Open access) | National Survey on the Dynamics of Household Relationships (ENDIREH) website
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BMC Geriatrics, 2022, 22: 41Summary: Background
The victimization of women constitutes a human rights violation and a health risk factor. The central objectives of this study were to analyze the probability of revictimization among older adult Mexican women and to examine whether child abuse (CA) and/or intimate partner violence (IPV) are associated with a greater risk of elder abuse (EA) victimization.
Methods
We conducted a secondary data analysis of 18416 women 60 and older, based on data from the National Survey on the Dynamics of Household Relationships (2016), which is national and subnational representative. A descriptive analysis was carried out using retrospective self-reports of victimization experiences (CA, IPV, and EA). The prevalence of victimization and multiple victimizations in the various stages of the lives of women, as well as of revictimization among older adult women were obtained. Bayesian logistic regression models were used to examine the associations between victimization, multiple victimization, and EA victimization.
Results
A total of 17.3% of the older adult women reported EA in the last year; of these, 81.0% had been revictimized and 14.0% reported CA, IPV, and EA. The risk of EA rose among women who reported a combination of psychological and sexual CA, and psychological, physical and sexual CA and psychological and sexual IPV, and a psychological, economic, physical and sexual IPV. EA was higher among women who had suffered more than one type of violence.
Conclusion
CA and IPV, particularly sexual abuse and psychological violence, can be risk factors for EA. Screening tools used to prevent and detect EA should include questions about domestic violence over the course of a person’s lifetime. (Authors' abstract).
Follow the link for more information about the Mexican National Survey on the Dynamics of Household Relationships (ENDIREH). This research is based on the 2016 survey. Data from the 2021 survey is now available. Record #8225
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BMC Geriatrics, 2022, 22: 41
Background
The victimization of women constitutes a human rights violation and a health risk factor. The central objectives of this study were to analyze the probability of revictimization among older adult Mexican women and to examine whether child abuse (CA) and/or intimate partner violence (IPV) are associated with a greater risk of elder abuse (EA) victimization.
Methods
We conducted a secondary data analysis of 18416 women 60 and older, based on data from the National Survey on the Dynamics of Household Relationships (2016), which is national and subnational representative. A descriptive analysis was carried out using retrospective self-reports of victimization experiences (CA, IPV, and EA). The prevalence of victimization and multiple victimizations in the various stages of the lives of women, as well as of revictimization among older adult women were obtained. Bayesian logistic regression models were used to examine the associations between victimization, multiple victimization, and EA victimization.
Results
A total of 17.3% of the older adult women reported EA in the last year; of these, 81.0% had been revictimized and 14.0% reported CA, IPV, and EA. The risk of EA rose among women who reported a combination of psychological and sexual CA, and psychological, physical and sexual CA and psychological and sexual IPV, and a psychological, economic, physical and sexual IPV. EA was higher among women who had suffered more than one type of violence.
Conclusion
CA and IPV, particularly sexual abuse and psychological violence, can be risk factors for EA. Screening tools used to prevent and detect EA should include questions about domestic violence over the course of a person’s lifetime. (Authors' abstract).
Follow the link for more information about the Mexican National Survey on the Dynamics of Household Relationships (ENDIREH). This research is based on the 2016 survey. Data from the 2021 survey is now available. Record #8225
