Contextual determinants of Intimate Partner Violence: a multi-level analysis in six European cities
Journal article
Dias, N. G., Fraga, S., Soares, J., Hatzidimitriadou, E., Ioannidi-Kapolou, E., Lindert, J., Sundin, O., Toth, O., Barros, H. and Ribeiro, A. I. 2020. Contextual determinants of Intimate Partner Violence: a multi-level analysis in six European cities. International Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-020-01516-x
Authors | Dias, N. G., Fraga, S., Soares, J., Hatzidimitriadou, E., Ioannidi-Kapolou, E., Lindert, J., Sundin, O., Toth, O., Barros, H. and Ribeiro, A. I. |
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Abstract | 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, Östersund-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. |
Keywords | Intimate Partner Violence; Inequalities; Multilevel analysis; Socioeconomic factors; Social support |
Year | 2020 |
Journal | International Journal of Public Health |
ISSN | 1661-8556 |
1661-8564 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-020-01516-x |
Official URL | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-020-01516-x |
Publication dates | |
03 Nov 2020 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 19 Oct 2020 |
Deposited | 04 Nov 2020 |
Accepted author manuscript | File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
https://repository.canterbury.ac.uk/item/8w96w/contextual-determinants-of-intimate-partner-violence-a-multi-level-analysis-in-six-european-cities
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