Intimate partner violence and mental health problems among Sami and non-Sami in Norway – the SAMINOR 2 Questionnaire Survey. Astrid M.A Eriksen (
[email protected] ) UiT Arctic University of Norway: UiT Norges arktiske universitet Marita Melhus UiT Arctic University of Norway: UiT Norges arktiske universitet Bjarne Koster Jacobsen UiT Arctic University of Norway: UiT Norges arktiske universitet Berit Schei Norwegian University of Science and Technology Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology: Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Fakultet for ingeniorvitenskap Ann-Ragnhild Broderstad UiT Arctic University of Norway: UiT Norges arktiske universitet Research article Keywords: intimate partner violence, childhood violence, Sami, mental health, post-traumatic stress Posted Date: October 9th, 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-87493/v1 License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Read Full License Page 1/27 Abstract Background: Mental health problems is an important contributor to the global burden of disease. Exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) and violence in childhood (CV) is associated with mental health problems. These issues are scarcely studied among the Sami. This study estimates the prevalence of IPV and its association to mental health problems among Sami and non-Sami, and whether the effect of IPV on mental health was altered by exposure to CV. To our knowledge, this is the rst population- based study estimating IPV and its association to mental health problems among Sami and non-Sami in Norway. Methods: This study was based on the cross-sectional SAMINOR 2 Questionnaire Survey, a part of the Population-based Study on Health and Living Conditions in Regions with Sami and Norwegian Populations – the SAMINOR Study.