| Intimate partner violence victimization and perpetration among female youth and adults in Myanmar |
| Authors: |
Supa Pengpid, and Karl Peltzer |
| Source: |
Gender and Behaviour, 15(3) |
| Topic(s): |
Gender-based violence (GBV)
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
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| Country: |
Asia
Myanmar
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| Published: |
JUL 2017 |
| Abstract: |
The aim of this investigation is to estimate the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization and perpetration among female youth and adults in Myanmar. In the nationally representative cross-sectional 2015-16 Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey, a sample of ever married women (15-49 years) (N=3425) were interviewed about IPV. Results indicate that a past 12-month prevalence of IPV physical violence victimization of 10.2%, IPV sexual violence victimization of 2.2%, IPV physical violence perpetration of 5.9% and IPV bidirectional physical violence of 2.3%. In adjusted multivariable logistic regression analyses, younger age, lower, wealth status, frequent drunk husband, marital control behaviours by husband, justification of wife beating and parental IPV were associated with past 12-month physical and/or sexual IPV victimization. Marital control behaviours by husband and parental IPV were associated with past 12-month physical IPV violence perpetration. IPV prevention programmes should include the reduction of violent gender norms, male control of female behaviour and problem drinking among men.
Keywords: psychological partner violence, physical partner violence, sexual partner violence, partner violence perpetration, women, Myanmar |
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