Open AccessIntimate-partner violence and its relationship with substance consumption by Mexican men and women: National Survey on Addictions
Author(s) -
Guillermitera Rey,
Midiam Moreno López,
Filiberto ToledanoToledano,
Francisco Juárez García,
Jorge Ameth Villatoro Velázquez
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
salud mental
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 24
ISSN - 0185-3325
DOI - 10.17711/sm.0185-3325.2021.018
Subject(s) - domestic violence , psychology , dating violence , addiction , demography , alcohol consumption , psychiatry , suicide prevention , medicine , clinical psychology , poison control , environmental health , alcohol , sociology , biochemistry , chemistry
. Research findings about intimate-partner violence (IPV) have focused mostly on women as victims of violence. Recent studies show the importance of violence inflicted by women towards men or between same-sex couples. Objective. To estimate the prevalence of intimate-partner violence and its association with alcohol and drug consumption in a representative sample of men and women in Mexico through secondary data analysis. Method. The data come from a representative sample who filled out the section on intimate-partner violence in the Mexican 2011 Encuesta Nacional de Adicciones (National Survey on Addictions). Results. The prevalence of intimate-partner violence in the last year was 17.6% against women and 13.4% against men. If one of the two partners consumed substances, the risk that men and women would experience violence increased, and that risk was even greater if both consumed. Discussion and conclusion. This is the first time violence against men was reported in a Mexican national study. The findings show that gender-based violence should also be considered a result of social and cultural violence.