Intimate partner violence among Latinas in Eastern North Carolina

Correlates of intimate partner violence (IPV) among rural, southern Latinas were studied while social and demographic correlates of IPV were analyzed. Adult lifetime prevalence of IPV in Latinas was found to be 19.5%, similar to that of non-Latinas while, in comparison with Latinas who did not experience IPV and non-Latinas who experienced IPV, Latinas who experienced IPV were more likely to lack social support and to have children in the home.