Alcohol Abuse or Dependence Among Mexican American Women Who Report Violence

E. Anne Lown · William Armando Vega

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BACKGROUND: Violence against women has been linked to alcohol disorders in various populations. Few studies have assessed alcohol disorders among assaulted women in a general population of Mexican Americans. This study examined alcohol disorders among Mexican American women who reported physical or sexual assault. METHODS: Participants were women (n = 1516, ages 18-59) living in Fresno County, California, who were enrolled in a population-based, randomized household survey of Mexican-origin men and women. Crude and adjusted odds ratios (ORs) were calculated for alcohol dependence/abuse (ADA) and physical or sexual assault by a current partner or someone other than a current partner. RESULTS: Women who reported lifetime physical or sexual assault were significantly more likely to meet criteria for ADA (OR = 8.2; 95% confidence interval [CI], 4.4-15.4). After we adjusted for birthplace, age, income, and parental problem drinking, assaulted women were still 4.7 times more likely to meet criteria for ADA (CI, 2.1-10.4). Physical or sexual assault by someone other than a partner was more strongly associated with ADA (OR = 8.7; CI, 4.5-16.9) than assault by a current partner (OR = 3.2; CI, 1.3-7.6). Both physical (OR = 9.0; CI, 4.7-17.0) and sexual assault (OR = 4.7; CI, 2.2-10.0) by either type of perpetrator were associated with ADA. CONCLUSION: There is a strong association between reporting violence and having a lifetime history of ADA. Although temporal order could not be established, these findings highlight the importance of screening for physical and sexual assault in settings that treat alcohol disorders as well as screening for alcohol disorders among women who seek services related to previous or current violence.

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