Socioecological determinants of community resource utilisation among low-income women in Mexico City who experienced male-to-female intimate partner violence

Women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) face multiple barriers to seeking help from community resources, but little research has examined the impact of ecological influences on community resource utilization among women living in low- and middle-income countries. The current study investigated individual-, relationship-, family-, and community-level influences on community resource utilization among Mexican women experiencing IPV. Using baseline data from 950 women in Mexico City enrolled in a clinic-based randomized controlled trial, multilevel regressions were performed to assess associations between socioecological factors and women’s community resource utilization. 41.3% women used at least one resource. At the individual-level, every additional resource that women were aware of, was associated with a 20% increase in the total number of resources used (p