An examination of domestic partner violence and its justification in the Republic of Georgia.
BMC Womens Health
; 13: 44, 2013 Nov 01.
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BACKGROUND: Little research on Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and social perceptions toward this behavior has been disseminated from Eastern Europe. This study explores the prevalence and risk factors of IPV and the justification of this behavior among women in the Republic of Georgia. It seeks to better understand how IPV and IPV justification relate and how social justification of IPV differs across socio-economic measures among this population of women. METHODS: This study utilizes a national sample of ever-married women from the Republic of Georgia (N = 4,302). We describe the factors that predict IPV justification among these women and the relationship between of the acceptability of IPV and victimization overall and across socio-demographic factors. RESULTS: While the overall lifetime prevalence of IPV in this sample was relatively low (4%), these women were two to four times more likely to justify IPV, Just under one-quarter of the sample agreed that IPV was justified in at least one scenario, namely when the wife was unfaithful, compared with women who had no experience being abused by a partner. Georgian women who were poor, from a rural community, had lower education, were not working and who experienced child abuse or IPV among their parents were more likely to justify this behavior. CONCLUSIONS: These findings begin to fill a gap in our understanding of IPV experienced by women in Eastern Europe. In addition, these findings emphasize the need for researchers, practitioners and policy makers to contextualize IPV in terms of the justification of this behavior among the population being considered as this can play an important role in perpetration, victimization and response.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Maltrato Conyugal
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Actitud
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Adultos Sobrevivientes del Maltrato a los Niños
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
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En
Revista:
BMC Womens Health
Asunto de la revista:
SAUDE DA MULHER
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos