Contextual determinants of intimate partner violence: a multi-level analysis in six European cities

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2020

Authors

Dias, NG (Author) Other; Fraga, S (Author) Other; Soares, J (Author) Other; Hatzidimitriadou, E (Author) Other; Ioannidi Kapolou, E (Author) Other; Lindert, J (Author) Other; Sundin, O (Author) Other; Toth, O (Author) Other; Barros H (Author) FMUP; Ribeiro, AI (Author) Other

Journal

Title: International Journal of Public Health

ISSN: 1661-8556

Publisher: Swiss School of Public Health

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Authenticus ID: P-00T-00Q

DOI: 10.1007/s00038-020-01516-x

Abstract (EN): Objectives To assess whether city-level characteristics influence the risk of intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization across six European cities. Methods The DOVE study included 3496 participants from Athens-Greece, Budapest-Hungary, London-UK, ostersund-Sweden, Porto-Portugal and Stuttgart-Germany. IPV victimization was assessed using the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales, and several contextual variables were included: GINI coefficient, gender equality index, an index of social support, unemployment rate and proportion of residents with tertiary education. Multilevel models were fitted to estimate the associations (odds ratio, 95% confidence intervals) between each type of victimization and contextual and individual-level variables. Results 62.3% of the participants reported being a victim of IPV during the previous year, with large between-city differences (53.9%-72.4%). Contextual variables accounted for a substantial amount of this heterogeneity. Unemployment rates were associated with psychological (1.05, 1.01-1.08) and physical IPV (1.07, 1.01-1.13). GINI coefficient showed a positive association with any form of IPV (1.06, 1.01-1.11) and sexual coercion (1.13, 1.01-1.25). Conclusions We found significant associations between contextual determinants and IPV, which emphasizes the importance of considering contextual socioeconomic conditions when policy measures are designed to address IPV.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 11