Intimate partner violence among adolescents and young women: prevalence and associated factors in nine countries: A cross-sectional study

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dc.contributor.authorStockl, Heidi ; March, Laura ; Pallitto, Christina ; Garcia-Moreno, Claudia ; WHO Multi-country Study Team
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-06T20:15:53Z
dc.date.available2020-04-06T20:15:53Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractBackground: Little is known about the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and its associated factors among adolescents and younger women. Methods: This study analyzed data from nine countries of the WHO Multi-country Study on Women’s Health and Domestic Violence against Women, a population based survey conducted in ten countries between 2000 and 2004. Results: The lifetime prevalence of IPV ranged from 19 to 66 percent among women aged 15 to 24, with most sites reporting prevalence above 50 percent. Factors significantly associated with IPV across most sites included witnessing violence against the mother, partner’s heavy drinking and involvement in fights, women’s experience of unwanted first sex, frequent quarrels and partner’s controlling behavior. Adolescent and young women face a substantially higher risk of experiencing IPV than older women. Conclusion: Adolescence and early adulthood is an important period in laying the foundation for healthy and stable relationships, and women’s health and well-being overall. Ensuring that adolescents and young women enjoy relationships free of violence is an important investment in their future. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationStockl, Heidi ; March, Laura ; Pallitto, Christina ; Garcia-Moreno, Claudia ; WHO Multi-country Study Team (2014). Intimate partner violence among adolescents and young women: prevalence and associated factors in nine countries: A cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health, 14, 751-764.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4133076/pdf/12889_2014_Article_6919.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4696
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMC Public Healthen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectadolescentsen_US
dc.subjectyouthen_US
dc.subjectdate rapeen_US
dc.subjectsexual assaulten_US
dc.subjectresearch reviewen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.titleIntimate partner violence among adolescents and young women: prevalence and associated factors in nine countries: A cross-sectional studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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