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Contextual determinants of intimate partner violence: a multi-level analysis in six European cities
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Health Sciences. EPIUnit, Instituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto, Portugal.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5221-9504
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2020 (English)In: International Journal of Public Health, ISSN 1661-8556, E-ISSN 1661-8564, Vol. 65, p. 1669-1679Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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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. 

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2020. Vol. 65, p. 1669-1679
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Inequalities, Intimate partner violence, Multilevel analysis, Social support, Socioeconomic factors
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URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-40437DOI: 10.1007/s00038-020-01516-xISI: 000585041300001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85094978115OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-40437DiVA, id: diva2:1499792
Available from: 2020-11-10 Created: 2020-11-10 Last updated: 2020-12-07Bibliographically approved

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