scholarly journals Lifetime and periodic prevalence and characteristics of violence against women committed by their alcohol-dependent partners - a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
pp. 79-79
Author(s):  
Natasa Dostanic ◽  
Zeljka Stamenkovic ◽  
Natasa Maksimovic ◽  
Aleksandra Djeric ◽  
Bosiljka Djikanovic
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Inpatient Treatment ◽  
Severe Depression ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Alcohol Dependent

Introduction/Objective. We aimed to investigate the lifetime and periodic prevalence (during a year) and characteristics of violence against women and health status of women whose partners have been treated for alcohol dependence. Methods. Cross-sectional study was conducted among women whose male partners were alcohol dependent and admitted to hospital for the inpatient treatment. Exposure to physical and sexual violence was measured by Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS-2). Mental health status was measured by Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), suicidal risk (using Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview or MINI scale) and alcohol consumption (AUDIT scale). Data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistical methods. We also constructed two logistic regression models to study associations between violence and SES, and violence and health-related variables. Results. The lifetime prevalence of physical partner violence against among women was 65.4%, while the periodic prevalence (during the 12 months prior to study) was 46.2% for physical; 20,2% for sexual, and 18% for both types of violence. None women were in risk of harmful alcohol consumption. Violence was more often among women not living in a town (OR 2.53, OR 95% CI 1.08-5.94, in univariate model), and among women with moderate/severe depression (OR 12.34, 95%CI 2.26-67.33, in multivariate model). Conclusion. Alcohol dependent men are very often violent toward their spouses, and inpatient treatment presents an opportunity to work with them on raising awareness on unacceptance of violence against women.

scholarly journals Individual and societal risk factors of attitudes justifying intimate partner violence against women: a multilevel cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. e037993
Author(s):  
Celia Serrano-Montilla ◽  
Luis M. Lozano ◽  
Michael Bender ◽  
Jose-Luis Padilla
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Transcendence ◽  
Partner Violence Against Women

ObjectivesAttitudes justifying intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) can play an essential role in explaining the prevalence of such public health problem. The study aim was to explain attitudes justifying IPVAW identifying individual and societal risk factors.Design and settingA multilevel cross-sectional study of the World Values Survey (WVS) in 54 global countries.ParticipantsA representative transnational community-based sample of 81 516 participants (47.8% male, 52.1% female), aged mean of 42.41.MeasuresAttitudes justifying IPVAW, sociodemographic, sexism, self-transcendence and conservation values were measured using questions from WVS. Country and regional gender inequality were assessed by Gender Inequality Index.ResultsAround 16% (intraclass correlation=0.16) of individual differences in attitudes justifying IPVAW are explained by countries. Statistically significant predictors at individual and country level were: sex (B=−0.24, 95% CI −0.27 to −0.22), age (B=−0.08 to −0.25, 95% CI −0.34 to −0.03), marital status (B=0.09 to 0.23, 95% CI 0.002 to 0.33), educational level (B=−0.10 to −0.14, 95% CI −0.20 to −0.04), self-transcendence values (B=−0.10, 95% CI −0.20 to −0.12), sexism (B=0.21, 95% CI 0.15 to 0.28), country (B=2.18, 95% CI 1.09 to 3.26) and regional (B=2.23, 95% CI 1.04 to 3.42) gender inequality. Country gender inequality (B=−0.18, p=0.12) and regional gender inequality (B=−0.21, p=0.10) did not moderate the associations between self-transcendence values and attitudes justifying IPVAW. In the same way for sexism, data did not provide support for a moderating role of country gender inequality (B=0.22, p=0.26) and regional gender inequality (B=0.10, p=0.66).ConclusionsIndividual and country predictors accounted for differences in attitudes justifying IPVAW. However, neither gender inequality of country nor gender inequality of region interacted with sexism and self-transcendence values. Theoretical and methodological implications are discussed.

Health status and intimate partner violence: A cross-sectional study

2002 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Brokaw ◽  
Lynne Fullerton-Gleason ◽  
Lenora Olson ◽  
Cameron Crandall ◽  
Steven McLaughlin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown on mental health of medical students in Lahore, Pakistan

2021 ◽  
pp. 125-130
Author(s):  
Shamaila Hassnain ◽  
Adila Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Saad Qayyum ◽  
Muhammad Gulraiz Farrukh ◽  
Usama Ahsan Nawaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Clinical Training ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Severe Depression ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College

Objective: The objective isto assess the effects of lockdown on mental health of medical students of a Private medical college in Lahore. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study has been conducted to assess the mental health status of medical students during lockdown using the designed scale DASS 21. The reliability of scale was tested using Cronbach alpha. The scale is based on 3 sub-scales used to measure depression, anxiety and stress. A sample of size 230 students from different years of MBBS is used. The data was analyzed using SPSS 21.0 Results & Discussion:The proportion of females participated in study was comparatively higher. The females were observed as more depressive. As observed 62.6% of medical students suffered from mild to very severe depression during the lockdown period.Anxiety was observed among 52% of the students. More than half dealt with various levels of anxiety and faced stress. Conclusion: COVID-19 has caused extensive distress in the lives and mental health of millions of medical students. The findings of this study indicate that depression, anxiety and stress are common morbidities amongst medical students, particularly those in their clinical training years. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.20(5) 2021 p.125-130

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