World studies of abuse in the family environment – risk factors for physical intimate partner violence

Abstract

These large population-based household surveys have provided empirical evidence of the widespread nature of domestic violence and the relative commonality of risk factors across sites.

A study on the Socio-demographic profile of the victims of sex offences attending the Department of Forensic Medicine of a Tertiary Care Institute of Kolkata, West Bengal

“…Different studies showed that the relationship between individual educational attainment and intimate partner violence and sexual violence was complex. Low level of education was however the most consistent factor associated with both the perpetration and experiencing of intimate partner violence and sexual violence across studies (14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25). Women who reported lower levels of education (primary or none) had a 2 to 5-fold increased risk of intimate partner violence compared to higher-educated women ( 14,15,19, 23 24,25,26 ).…”

Acknowledging a persistent truth: domestic violence in pregnancy

“…Perhaps the strongest predictive feature is being a heterosexual male; 81% of UK cases comprise a man assaulting a woman. 11 A history of alcohol problems, 12,13 violence in the abuser's family of origin, emotional insecurity, and features of antisocial and borderline personality disorders all put an individual at risk of becoming abusive.…”

Prevalence and correlates of physical fighting among school-going adolescents in Santiago, Chile

“…[7][8][9] This is clearly an important public health issue in the country as some 41% of women reported having been physically abused by intimate partner in the prior 12 months. 7,8 While the concern on adolescent physical fighting largely concern physical injury and deaths, physical fighting in itself is also a marker of other unhealthy lifestyles.…”