scholarly journals PREVALENCE OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN JAMAICA: IMPLICATIONS FOR PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delores E. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
National Development ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Wealth Status ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Prevention And Intervention ◽  
Legislative Action

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 24pt 36pt;"><span style="color: #131413; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global phenomenon. It is pervasive in every society and cuts across culture, religion, wealth, status, age, and lifestyle. IPV is a violation of women’s human rights and a threat to public health and national development. However, in many societies, particularly developing nations, it is not given the national attention it deserves. The purpose of the current article is to present a snapshot of the prevalence and scope of IPV in the Jamaican context. In addition to presenting information on IPV and its consequences, the article uses ecological systems theory to delineate the various factors that potentially place Jamaican women at risk for intimate partner victimization. Further, the article proposes strategies for addressing existing cultural gender norms and beliefs about heterosexual interpersonal relationships and offers suggestions to policy makers for prevention and intervention approaches to limit the potential for the perpetration and maintenance of IPV. It is suggested that a combination of legislative action and public and private ventures will help reduce the incidence of domestic violence in Jamaica.</span></p>

scholarly journals Intimate Partner Violence and Structural Violence in the Lives of Incarcerated Women: A Mixed-Method Study in Rural New Mexico

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6185
Author(s):  
Shilo St. Cyr ◽  
Elise Trott Jaramillo ◽  
Laura Garrison ◽  
Lorraine Halinka Malcoe ◽  
Stephen R. Shamblen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
New Mexico ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Incarcerated Women ◽  
Intimate Partner

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a common feature in the lives of incarcerated women returning to rural communities, enhancing their risk of mental ill-health, substance use, and recidivism. Women’s experiences of IPV intersect with challenges across multiple social–ecological levels, including risky or criminalizing interpersonal relationships, geographic isolation, and persistent gender, racial, and economic inequities. We conducted quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews with 99 incarcerated women in New Mexico who were scheduled to return to micropolitan or non-core areas within 6 months. Quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed separately and then triangulated to identify convergences and divergences in data. The findings underscore how individual and interpersonal experiences of IPV, substance use, and psychological distress intersect with broad social inequities, such as poverty, lack of supportive resources, and reluctance to seek help due to experiences of discrimination. These results point to the need for a more proactive response to the mutually constitutive cycle of IPV, mental distress, incarceration, and structures of violence to improve reentry for women returning to rural communities. Policy and treatment must prioritize socioeconomic marginalization and expand community resources with attention to the needs of rural women of color.

Early Life Adversity and Clinical Intimate Partner Violence in Adulthood: The Mediating Role of Interpersonal Conflict in Adolescence

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110572
Author(s):  
Jordan L. Thomas ◽  
Danielle Keenan-Miller ◽  
Jennifer A. Sumner ◽  
Constance Hammen
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Interpersonal Conflict ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Relationship Violence ◽  
Early Life Adversity ◽  
Prevention And Intervention

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with adverse outcomes for both victims and perpetrators, though there is significant heterogeneity in manifestations of relationship violence. A growing amount of research has focused on elucidating predictors of clinical IPV—defined as severe violence involving institutional or medical intervention due to actual or potential injury—so as to better understand potential prevention and intervention targets. Early life adversity (ELA) is associated with IPV in adulthood, yet this literature focuses on discrete, retrospectively reported adversities (e.g., physical abuse and neglect) and has yet to consider clinical IPV as an outcome. Little is known about if and how broadly adverse early environments may confer risk for this specific form of relationship violence. We investigated associations between exposure to ELA prior to age five and clinical IPV victimization and perpetration by age 20 in a longitudinal, community-based sample of men and women in Australia ( N = 588). Early life adversity was prospectively indexed by maternal reports of financial hardship, child chronic illness, maternal stressful life events, maternal depressive symptoms, parental discord, and parental separation. Youth interpersonal conflict life events at age 15—an interviewer-rated assessment of episodic stressors involving conflict across relationships in mid-adolescence—was tested as a potential mediator for both victims and perpetrators. Among women, ELA predicted IPV victimization and perpetration, and interpersonal conflict life events partially mediated the link between ELA and victimization, but not perpetration. Neither ELA nor interpersonal conflict life events predicted victimization or perpetration among men. Women exposed to ELA are at-risk for conflictual interpersonal relationships later in life, including violent intimate relationships, and deficits in conflict resolution skills may be one mechanism through which ELA leads to IPV victimization among this subgroup. Violence prevention and intervention efforts should target interpersonal skills, including conflict resolution, among women and girls exposed to adverse early environments.

Top 10 Reasons Why Women’s Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence Is an Important Area of Inquiry

Partner Abuse ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 452-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penny A. Leisring
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Effective Prevention ◽  
Prevention And Intervention ◽  
Female Perpetrators ◽  
Controversial Topic

Women’s perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV) has been an extremely controversial topic. In this article, the author discusses 10 reasons why it is critically important to study women’s use of IPV. The prevalence and motivation of women’s use of IPV are discussed, as well as the psychopathology typically found in clinical samples of female IPV perpetrators. Consequences of women’s IPV for victims, for romantic relationships, for witnessing children, and for the female perpetrators themselves are reviewed. Evidence points to the importance of research on this topic and the urgent need for effective prevention and intervention programs for women’s perpetration of IPV.

scholarly journals INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND CONTRACEPTIVE USE AMONG MARRIED WOMEN IN SOUTH-SOUTH NIGERIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Ayodeji John ◽  
Ajayi Adeola
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Wealth Status ◽  
Almost All

This study outlines intimate partner violence and contraceptive use among married women in South-South Nigeria. Attempt was made to investigate association between intimate partner violence and use of contraception among married women in south-south Nigeria. This study utilized secondary data. Secondary data were extracted from 2013, Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) dataset. Out of the 38,948 women interviewed, this study employed sample of the 4,932 women representing the number of married women in South-South Nigeria. The analysis were done in two stages of univariate and bivariate analysis. The result showed that almost all the married women use contraceptive which indicated that contraceptive use varies significantly by age of married women, education, place of resident, wealth status and occupation. The study concluded that married women who have ever experienced sexual violence are more likely to adopt contraception than married women whose experienced physical violence and emotional violence.

scholarly journals Does intimate partner violence influence the utilization of maternal health services?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devaraj Acharya ◽  
Ramesh Adhikari ◽  
Chhabilal Ranabhat ◽  
Radha Paudel ◽  
Purna Bahadur Thapa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Service Utilization ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Institutional Delivery ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Maternal Health Service ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Wealth Status

Abstract Background: Intimate partner violence [IPV] is a public health problem globally and most common in developing countries that affects more than one fourth of women of reproductive age [WRA]. It is more critical during pregnancy. IPV not only affects physical and mental well-being but also leads to negative consequences in with birth outcomes. Methods: We conducted a secondary data analysis of the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2016 to assess the association between IPV and maternal service utilization: ANC visits and institutional delivery. Altogether 1374 WRA were randomly selected. Background characteristics of WRA and IPV were the independent variables and ANC visits and institutional delivery were the dependent variables. Results: Data showed that 26 percent of WRA had faced at least one form of IPV, 68 percent had visited health facilities at least four times for ANC check-ups during pregnancy, and the rate of institutional delivery was 61 percent. There were associations among IPV with ANC visits and institutional delivery (p<0.001). Age group, educational level, ethnicity, number of children, residence setting, and wealth status of WRA were significantly associated with ANC visits and institutional delivery (p<0.001). Conclusion: IPV, educational level, and wealth status of WRA were significant predictors for maternal health service utilization. Policy makers should incorporate these significant predictors during planning and interventions as well.

scholarly journals Does intimate partner violence influence the utilization of maternal health services?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devaraj Acharya ◽  
Ramesh Adhikari ◽  
Chhabilal Ranabhat ◽  
Radha Paudel ◽  
Purna Bahadur Thapa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Service Utilization ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Institutional Delivery ◽  
Maternal Health Services ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Background Characteristics ◽  
Wealth Status

Abstract Background: Intimate partner violence [IPV] is a public health problem globally and is most common in developing countries. IPV affects more than one fourth of all women of reproductive age [WRA]. It is most critical during pregnancy. IPV not only affects physical and mental well-being but also leads to negative consequences with birth outcomes. The paper aims to find out the association between background characteristics of participants, IPV, and utilization of maternal health services. Methods: We conducted a secondary data analysis of the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2016 to assess the association between IPV and maternal service utilization: ANC visits and institutional delivery. Altogether 1374 WRA were randomly selected. Background characteristics of the WRA and those who experienced IPV were the independent variables and ANC visits and institutional delivery were the dependent variables. Results: Data showed that 26 percent of the WRA had faced at least one form of IPV, 68 percent had visited health facilities at least four times for ANC check-ups during pregnancy, and the rate of institutional delivery was 61 percent. There were associations among IPV with ANC visits and institutional delivery (p<0.001). Age group, educational level, ethnicity, number of children, residence setting, and wealth status of the WRA were significantly associated with ANC visits and institutional delivery (p<0.001). Conclusions: IPV, educational level, and wealth status of WRA were significant predictors for maternal health service utilization. Policy makers should incorporate these significant predictors during planning and intervention programs as well.

Impaired Cognition Impacts Occupational Performance and Social Relationships in Survivors of Intimate-Partner-Violence–Related Brain Injury

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 7512500071p1-7512500071p1
Author(s):  
Ghazala T. Saleem ◽  
Jessica M. Fitzpatrick
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Occupational Performance ◽  
Specific Symptoms ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Date Presented Accepted for AOTA INSPIRE 2021 but unable to be presented due to online event limitations. This study examines the effects of intimate-partner-violence-related acquired brain injury (IPV-related ABI) symptoms on activities of daily living (ADLs) and social relationships. Thirty-seven survivors ages 17–73 years were evaluated within 30 days of brain injury. Post-IPV-related ABI cognitive symptoms predicted difficulties in ADLs and interpersonal relationships. Identifying the impact of specific symptoms on ADLs may result in targeted OT interventions with IPV-related ABI survivors. Primary Author and Speaker: Ghazala T. Saleem Additional Authors and Speakers: Jessica M. Fitzpatrick

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