Violence Experience among Immigrants and Refugees: A Cross-Sectional Study in Italy
Joint Authors
Napolitano, Francesco
Angelillo, Italo Francesco
Gualdieri, Luciano
Santagati, Gabriella
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-09-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The objectives of this cross-sectional investigation among a random sample of immigrants and refugees in Italy were to gain an insight into the extent and type of the episodes of violence and to assess their association with different characteristics.
Data was collected from September 2016 to July 2017 using a face-to-face structured interview.
A total of 503 subjects participated.
Overall, 46.5% and 40% of the sample reported having experienced some form of violence in Italy at least once since they arrived and during the last 12 months.
Psychological violence was the most common form experienced by 53.2% of the participants, 40.3% experiencing physical violence, 18.9% economic violence, and only 6.5% intimate partner violence.
The risk of experiencing at least one form of violence in the last 12 months in Italy was more likely to occur among immigrants who have been in Italy much longer and less likely in those who lived in a camp.
The number of episodes of violence experienced since they arrived in Italy was significantly higher in female, in those who have been in Italy much longer and in those who had experienced at least one racially discriminatory episode of violence, whereas those with middle and high school or above educational level and those who did not experience psychological consequences of the violence had experienced a lower number of episodes.
These results must be used to strengthen interventions and policies aimed at preventing violence among this population.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Napolitano, Francesco& Gualdieri, Luciano& Santagati, Gabriella& Angelillo, Italo Francesco. 2018. Violence Experience among Immigrants and Refugees: A Cross-Sectional Study in Italy. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1128810
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Napolitano, Francesco…[et al.]. Violence Experience among Immigrants and Refugees: A Cross-Sectional Study in Italy. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1128810
American Medical Association (AMA)
Napolitano, Francesco& Gualdieri, Luciano& Santagati, Gabriella& Angelillo, Italo Francesco. Violence Experience among Immigrants and Refugees: A Cross-Sectional Study in Italy. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1128810
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1128810