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Health Education & Behavior, Vol. 32, No. 1, 69-83 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1090198104269510

Perceptions of Service Providers and Community Members on Intimate Partner Violence Within a Latino Community

M. Jane Lewis, DrPH

UMDNJ-School of Public Health, 683 Hoes Lane West, 3rd Floor, P.O. Box 9, Piscataway, NJ 08854; phone: (732) 235-9742; fax: (732) 235-4004e-mail:lewismj{at}umdnj.edu

Bernadette West, PhD

Leyna Bautista, MPH

Alexandra M. Greenberg, BA

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)-School of Public Health, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Iris Done-Perez, MS

UMDNJ-University Behavioral Healthcare, Newark, New Jersey.

This study examined perceptions regarding intimate partner abuse (IPV) in a largely Latino community in NewJersey through focus groups with Latino communitymembers and key informant interviews with providers of services to this population. Questions examined definitions of partner abuse; perceptions of factors contributing to, or protecting against, IPV; and barriers to reporting IPV both for the victim and the community at large. Atlas.ti, a qualitative data package, was used to analyze transcripts for themes drawn from the literature and preliminary review of transcripts. Findings point to both similarities and some potentially important differences between the perspectives of community members and service providers in such areas as definitions of partner abuse, factors associated with abuse, and barriers to reporting. Although both community members and service providers can individually offer important insights with regard to IPV, a more complete picture emerges when the views of both groups are considered.

Key Words: partner violence • Latinos/Hispanics • focus groups


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