Needs and preferences for the prevention of intimate partner violence among Hispanics: A community’s perspective

dc.contributor.authorGonzalez-Guarda, R. M., Cummings, A. M., Becerra, M., Fernandez, M. C., & Mesa, I.
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-30T17:13:53Z
dc.date.available2017-11-30T17:13:53Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractResearch suggest that Hispanics in the U.S. are disproportionately affected by the consequences of intimate partner violence. Nevertheless, few intimate partner violence prevention interventions have been developed to address the unique needs and preferences of this population. The Partnership for Domestic Violence Prevention is a community-based participatory research project that assessed the needs and preferences for prevention programs for Hispanics in Miami-Dade County. Nine focus groups with domestic violence service providers, victims and general community members were conducted (N= 76). Four major themes emerged from the focus groups. These included immigrants and teens as the highest priority groups to target in prevention efforts, culture as a double-edged sword, the system that helps and hurts the victim, and the need for wide-scale prevention programs that would reach Hispanics systematically. The results from this study have important implications for the development of intimate violence prevention interventions targeting Hispanics in the U.S. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationGonzalez-Guarda, R. M., Cummings, A. M., Becerra, M., Fernandez, M. C., & Mesa, I. (2013). Needs and preferences for the prevention of intimate partner violence among Hispanics: A community’s perspective. The journal of primary prevention, 34(4), 221-235.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3809954/pdf/nihms504725.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/3631
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe journal of primary preventionen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectspouse abuseen_US
dc.subjectfamily violenceen_US
dc.subjectadolescentsen_US
dc.subjectvictim servicesen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.titleNeeds and preferences for the prevention of intimate partner violence among Hispanics: A community’s perspectiveen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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