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Ilene Hyman, PhD, Tonia Forte, MSc, Janice Du Mont, EdD, Sarah Romans, MB, MD and Marsha M. Cohen, MD, MHSc

The authors are with the Centre for Research in Women’s Health in Toronto, a partnership of Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. Additionally, Ilene Hyman and Janice Du Mont are with the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto; Sarah Romans is with the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto; and Marsha M. Cohen is with the Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Ilene Hyman, PhD, Centre for Research in Women’s Health, 790 Bay St, 7th Fl, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 1N8 (e-mail: ilene. hyman{at}sw.ca).

Objective. We examined the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) among recent (0–9 years) and nonrecent ( 10 years) immigrant women in Canada to determine whether differences in IPV were associated with length of stay in Canada.

Methods. We analyzed data from the 1999 General Social Survey, a national cross-sectional telephone survey. We used weighted logistic regression analysis to examine the effect of length of stay in Canada on IPV and controlled for socio-cultural and other factors associated with IPV.

Results. The crude prevalence of IPV was similar among recent and nonrecent immigrant women. However, after adjustment, the risk for IPV was significantly lower among recent immigrant women compared with nonrecent immigrant women. Country of origin, age, marital status, and having an activity limitation (physical/mental disability or health problem) also were associated with a higher risk for IPV.

Conclusions. Our findings have important implications for both prevention and detection of IPV among immigrant women.

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