Age and Intimate Partner Violence: An Analysis of Global Trends Among Women Experiencing Victimization in 30 Developing Countries

Peterman, Amber; Bleck, Jennifer; Palermo, Tia

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.08.008

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“…However, prevalence varies widely, including, among low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), from 13.7% in Cambodia to 70.9% in Ethiopia [2, 3]. IPV against men does occur but is less prevalent and less severe than that against women [4–7].…”

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Attitudes towards Intimate Partner Violence against Women among Women and Men in 39 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

2016

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BackgroundViolence against women perpetrated by an intimate partner (IPV) is prevalent in low- and middle-income countries (LAMIC). The aim was to describe the attitudes of women and men towards perpetration of physical violence to women by an intimate partner, in a large group of low- and middle-income countries.Methods and FindingsWe used data from Round Four of the UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Attitudes towards IPV against women were assessed by a study-specific scale asking if ‘wife beating’ is justified in any of five circumstances.Overall, data from 39 countries (all had data from women and 13 countries also had data from men) were included in the analyses. The proportions of women who held attitudes that ‘wife-beating’ was justified in any of the five circumstances varied widely among countries from 2.0% (95% CI 1.7;2.3) in Argentina to 90.2% (95% CI 88.9;91.5) in Afghanistan. Similarly, among men it varied from 5.0% (95% CI 4.0;6.0) in Belarus to 74.5% (95% CI 72.5;76.4) in the Central African Republic. The belief that ‘wife-beating’ is acceptable was most common in Africa and South Asia, and least common in Central and Eastern Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean. In general this belief was more common among people in disadvantaged circumstances, including being a member of a family in the lowest household wealth quintile, living in a rural area and having limited formal education. Young adults were more likely to accept physical abuse by a man of his intimate partner than those who were older, but people who had never partnered were less likely to have these attitudes.ConclusionsViolence against women is an international priority and requires a multicomponent response. These data provide evidence that strategies should include major public education programs to change attitudes about the acceptability of IPV against women, and that these should be addressed to women and girls as well as to boys and men.

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Attitudes towards Intimate Partner Violence against Women among Women and Men in 39 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

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“…In contrast, only 8% of boys marry before the age of 18 in Malawi which indicates that most girls are marrying men that are much older than themselves (NSO-Malawi & ICF_International, 2017). A study across 30 countries found that the average age of first abuse for women is 22.1 years, entailing that women are more likely to encounter their first abuse when they are young adults (Peterman et al, 2015). But the association between spousal age difference and violence against women may differ across populations; showing a protective effect against domestic violence in Nigeria but elevating the risk of women suffering intimate partner homicide in the United States (Adebowale, 2018;Breitman & Schackelford, 2004).…”

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Culture and domestic violence amongst ever-married women in Malawi: an analysis of emotional, sexual, less-severe physical and severe physical violence

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Nearly 42% of ever-married women in Malawi have experienced some form of physical, sexual or emotional violence perpetrated by their current or most recent spouse – higher than the global estimate of 35%. This study used national-level data for ever-married women aged 15–49 years from the 2015 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey to explore the association between cultural factors and the likelihood of women experiencing sexual, physical and emotional violence after controlling for socioeconomic factors using multilevel logistic regression modelling. Key cultural factors found to be associated with violence against ever-married women in Malawi were type of marriage (polygynous or monogamous), age at marriage, religion and ethnicity. Husband's consumption of alcohol also emerged as a very important factor in violence against married women. Interventions to tackle violence against married women in Malawi should aim at promoting monogamous marriages and discouraging polygynous marriages, and address the culture of heavy alcohol consumption amongst husbands. Future studies could explore further if there are key lessons that families can learn from Muslim families and across ethnic groups.

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“…IPV refers to “any behavior within an intimate relationship that causes physical, psychological, or sexual harm to those in the relationship” (Garcia‐Moreno et al., ). The rate of IPV varies from nation to nation, with the reported prevalence ranging from 13.7% to 70.9% (Garcia‐Moreno, Jansen, Ellsberg, Heise, & Watts, ; Peterman, Bleck, & Palermo, ).…”

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Factors influencing beliefs about intimate partner violence among adults in South Korea

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2017

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Age and Intimate Partner Violence: An Analysis of Global Trends Among Women Experiencing Victimization in 30 Developing Countries

Cited by 100 publications

References 24 publications

Attitudes towards Intimate Partner Violence against Women among Women and Men in 39 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Attitudes towards Intimate Partner Violence against Women among Women and Men in 39 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Culture and domestic violence amongst ever-married women in Malawi: an analysis of emotional, sexual, less-severe physical and severe physical violence

Factors influencing beliefs about intimate partner violence among adults in South Korea

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