Who's at risk? Factors associated with intimate partner violence in the Philippines.

Full Abstract

We describe the individual and household characteristics associated with intimate partner violence (IPV) in the Philippines, using data from the Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey (CLHNS). We also examine 56 in-depth interview transcripts to explore the context of IPV. We focus our analysis on patterns of household decision-making as a measure of the interpersonal dynamics between husbands and wives. Thirteen percent of women in our sample reported IPV. While economic factors are often implicated in the cycle of violence in households, we find employment status and relative earnings do not predict IPV. Lower levels of household wealth and urban residence are associated with a higher likelihood of IPV. Patterns of household decision-making emerge as strong predictors of violence. The greater the number of decision-making domains men dominate, the more likely they are to use IPV; however, we also find that when women dominate household decisions, they are also more likely to experience IPV. Only 6% of women reported IPV when all household decisions were made jointly compared to 25% when no decisions were made jointly.

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Author information

Author/s: Hindin, Michelle J (MJ); Adair, Linda S (LS);

Affiliation: Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, The Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, 650 N Wolfe Street, E4139, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. mhindin@jhsph.edu

Grants: T32-HD07168-21 (Agency:United States NICHD)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Journal: Social science & medicine (1982) (Soc Sci Med), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Oct; vol 55 (issue 8) : pp 1385-99

Dates: Created 2002/09/16; Completed 2002/11/07; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 12231016, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adult
Battered Women - psychology; statistics & numerical data
Decision Making
Domestic Violence - statistics & numerical data
Family Characteristics
Female
Humans
Income
Interpersonal Relations

Interviews as Topic
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Philippines - epidemiology
Power (Psychology)
Qualitative Research
Risk Factors
Spouses - psychology

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