Lifetime prevalence of intimate partner violence against women in an urban Brazilian city: A cross-sectional survey
| العنوان: | Lifetime prevalence of intimate partner violence against women in an urban Brazilian city: A cross-sectional survey |
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| المؤلفون: | Cyrus Elahi, Aline Chotte de Oliveira, Tendai Kwaramba, Catherine A. Staton, Paulo Rafael Sanches Calvo, Joseph Lunyera, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Luciano de Andrade, Jinny J. Ye |
| المصدر: | PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 11, p e0224204 (2019) PLoS ONE |
| بيانات النشر: | Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019. |
| سنة النشر: | 2019 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Male, Epidemiology, Economics, Cross-sectional study, Intimate Partner Violence, Social Sciences, Poison control, Criminology, Suicide prevention, Geographical locations, Occupational safety and health, Families, 0302 clinical medicine, Sociology, 5. Gender equality, Prevalence, Medicine and Health Sciences, Global health, Public and Occupational Health, 030212 general & internal medicine, 10. No inequality, Children, Geographic Areas, Schools, Multidisciplinary, Sexual violence, Geography, Traumatic Injury Risk Factors, 1. No poverty, Middle Aged, Sexual Partners, Medicine, Female, Crime, 0305 other medical science, Psychology, Brazil, Research Article, Urban Areas, Adult, Employment, Adolescent, Science, Education, 03 medical and health sciences, Humans, Violent Crime, Educational Attainment, 030505 public health, Sex Offenses, South America, Cross-Sectional Studies, Age Groups, Medical Risk Factors, Labor Economics, Earth Sciences, Women's Health, Domestic violence, Population Groupings, Sex offense, People and places, Demography |
| الوصف: | BackgroundIntimate partner violence is a global health burden that disproportionately affects women and their health outcomes. Women in Brazil are also affected by interpersonal violence. We aimed to estimate the lifetime prevalence of three forms of interpersonal violence against women (IPVAW) and to identify sociodemographic factors associated with IPVAW in one urban Brazilian city.MethodsUsing a cross-sectional design, we interviewed women aged ≥18 years in the urban Brazilian city, Maringá, who currently have or have had an intimate partner. The 13-item WHO Violence Against Women instrument was used to ask participants about their experiences with intimate partner violence, categorized into psychological, physical and sexual violence. We estimated associations between IPVAW and sociodemographic characteristics using generalized linear models.Results and conclusionsOf the 419 women who were enrolled and met inclusion criteria, lifetime prevalence of IPVAW was 56%. Psychological violence was more prevalent (52%) than physical (21%) or sexual violence (13%). Twenty-eight women (6.4%) experienced all three forms of IPVAW. Women were more likely to experience violence if they were employed, did not live with their partner or had 4 or more children. Educational level, household income, age and race were not significantly associated factors. Our findings highlight a high prevalence of IPVAW in a community in southern Brazil. |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1932-6203 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::b0cd3988c89cfe727156e6d0aab59af3Test https://doaj.org/article/36a220d5155a46f59326a95af8cb8648Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....b0cd3988c89cfe727156e6d0aab59af3 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 19326203 |
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