Title
Women who experience child abuse are more likely to be victims of intimate partner violence in peru
Other title
Las mujeres que sufren de maltrato infantil tienen una mayor probabilidad de ser víctimas de violencia ejercida por la pareja en perú
Date Issued
01 January 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Assocaicao Brasileira de Pos, Gradacao em Saude Coletiva
Abstract
Objectives: To determine the association between child abuse and intimate partner violence victimization among married or cohabiting Peruvian women aged 18 years old or older. Methods: Cross-sectional study analyzing secondary data from the National Survey on Social Relationships 2015. To find the association between child abuse and intimate partner violence victimization, a multinomial logistic regression adjusted for possible confounding variables was performed. Results: Data from 1,084 married and cohabiting women were included. The prevalence of child abuse was 49.6% (95%CI 45.8–53.3) and the prevalence of intimate partner violence victimization was 64.2% (95%CI 60.5–67.8). An association was found between child abuse and intimate partner violence victimization (relative risk ratios 5.72, 95%CI 3.71–8.83). Conclusion: Married or cohabiting women in Peru who experienced childhood maltreatment are more likely to experience intimate partner violence in adulthood.
Volume
24
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Temas sociales
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85121027784
Source
Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
ISSN of the container
1415790X
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