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Premigration exposure to political violence and perpetration of intimate partner violence among immigrant men in Boston.

TitlePremigration exposure to political violence and perpetration of intimate partner violence among immigrant men in Boston.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2009
AuthorsGupta, Jhumka, Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, David Hemenway, Michele R. Decker, Anita Raj, and Jay G. Silverman
JournalAmerican journal of public health
Volume99
Issue3
Pagination462-9
Date Published2009 Mar
ISSN1541-0048
KeywordsAdolescent, Adult, Boston, Community Health Services, Confidence Intervals, Cross-Sectional Studies, Domestic Violence, Emigrants and Immigrants, Humans, Male, Odds Ratio, Politics, Prevalence, Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Stress, Psychological, Time Factors, Violence, Young Adult
AbstractWe examined associations between premigration political violence exposure and past-year intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration among immigrant men attending community health centers in Boston.
DOI10.1177/0886260510388288
Alternate JournalAm J Public Health

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