Research Article
Violence against Women: An Exploration of the Physical and Mental Health Trends among Immigrant and Refugee Women in Canada
Table 1
Demographics of study participants.
| | Demographic characteristics | Iranian group
(%) | Sri Lankan group
(%) |
| | Age | | | | 21–30 years | 5 (16.7) | 8 (26.7) | | 31–40 years | 17 (56.7) | 8 (26.7) | | 41–50 years | 3 (10.0) | 8 (26.7) | | >50 years | 4 (13.3) | 6 (20.0) | | Education | | | | Elementary school | 1 (3.33) | 1 (3.33) | | High school | 7 (23.3) | 8 (26.7) | | College/university | 20 (66.7) | 9 (30.0) | | Postgraduate | 2 (6.67) | 6 (20.0) | | Ability to read and write in mother tongue | | | | Can read but not write | 1 (3.33) | 1 (3.33) | | Can read and write | 29 (96.7) | 29 (96.7) | | Ability to speak in English | | | | None/poor | 4 (13.3) | 2 (6.67) | | Good | 18 (60.0) | 17 (56.7) | | Very good | 8 (26.7) | 7 (23.3) | | Excellent | 0 | 4 (13.3) | | Past employment in home country | | | | Yes | 23 (76.7) | 8 (26.7) | | No | 7 (23.3) | 22 (73.3) | | Current marital status | | | | Never married | 2 (6.67) | 1 (3.33) | | Married | 25 (83.3) | 25 (83.3) | | Divorced/separated | 2 (6.67) | 0 | | Widowed | 1 (3.33) | 3 (10.0) | | Location of current husband/partner | | | | Living together in new country | 22 (73.3) | 25 (83.3) | | Living apart in new country | 0 | 1 (3.33) | | Living in another country | 3 (10.0) | 0 | | No response | 5 (16.7) | 4 (13.3) | | Transit location after leaving home country | | | | No transit location | 26 (86.7) | 10 (33.3) | | Transit location (e.g., refugee camp, detention centre, other country) | 4 (13.3) | 18 (60.0) | | No response | 0 | 2 (6.67) | | Number of children | | | | No children | 5 (16.7) | 7 (23.3) | | 1–3 children | 23 (76.7) | 20 (66.7) | | ≥4 children | 2 (6.67) | 3 (10.0) |
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