Exposure to intimate partner violence and lack of asthma control in adults: a cross-sectional study
São Paulo med. j
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141(6): e2022336, 2023. tab
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND:
Asthma is a chronic airway disease that affects 339 million people worldwide. It is a heterogeneous disease with different risks, including in family environments, where intimate partner violence occurs.OBJECTIVE:
This study aimed to investigate the possible association between psychosocial factors and asthma control in adults exposed to intimate partner violence. DESIGN ANDSETTING:
This cross-sectional study was conducted at a Brazilian public higher education institution in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.METHODS:
The study population consisted of adults clinically diagnosed with severe asthma and those with mild/moderate asthma identified at an asthma referral outpatient clinic. The sample comprised 492 participants who underwent clinical evaluation and completed questionnaires to assess asthma control, depression, stress, and resilience. The Conflict Tactics Scale, which measures tactics for managing marital conflicts, was used to estimate the level of intimate partner violence.RESULTS:
Of the 492 participants, 76.2% were women and 91% self-referenced color black/brown, 37.8% reported low family income, 87.4% reported low education level, 71.7% reported high stress, 32.5% reported low resilience, 18.5% reported moderate or severe depression, 83.3% reported resolute negotiation, 49.4% reported major psychological aggression, 19.6% reported major physical aggression, 15.5% reported major injury, and 7.3% reported major sexual coercion. Regression analysis revealed that sex was an effect modifier.CONCLUSION:
Women in situations of social vulnerability, with low income and poor education, with depression, severe asthma, and those who used aggression to resolve marital conflicts had a profile associated with a lack of asthma control.
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Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
São Paulo med. j
Journal subject:
Cirurgia Geral
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Cincia
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Ginecologia
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Medicine
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Medicina Interna
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Obstetr¡cia
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Pediatria
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Sa£de Mental
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Sa£de P£blica
Year:
2023
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Centro de Integração de Dados e Conhecimentos para Saúde (CIDACS)/BR
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Postgraduate Program in Collective Health/BR
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Programa de Controle da Asma na Bahia (ProAR)/BR
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Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)/BR
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