Violence against women and its relationship with drug consumption in the metropolitan area of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
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Keywords

Violencia domestica
drogas ilícitas
alcoholismo
Violence domestic
Street Drugs
alcoholis

How to Cite

Violence against women and its relationship with drug consumption in the metropolitan area of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. (2011). Investigación En Enfermería Imagen Y Desarrollo, 11(1), 81-95. https://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/imagenydesarrollo/article/view/1613

Abstract

So a descriptive, quantitative study was realized with the main objective of knowing the relationship between physical, psychological and sexual violence and drug consumption in women. Also it is described the self-esteem, depression and drug consumption effect over the violence. The study was conducted on February and March 2008 in 272 women from two communities of medium-low stratum, residents of Metropolitan Area of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, México. The main results sowed that the women presented a higher prevalence of psychological violence (32%) it was found relationship between psychological violence (Rs=0.194, p<0.01) and physical (Rs=0.260, p<0.01) with the illicit drugs consumption. In regard to physical and sexual violence (Rs=0.172, p<0.05, Rs=0.311, p<0.01) it was found a relationship with medical drugs consumption, also the alcohol consumption, also the alcohol consumption (TWEK) was related to physical violence (Rs=0.213, p=0.022). The results of the study reflect the need to study in depth about physical and psychological violence with drug consumption, also it is important to study intervention focused to multiprofessional prevention to reduce violence against women and drug use.

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