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Spatial distribution and predictors of lifetime experience of intimate partner violence among women in South Africa

PLOS Global Public Health, 2023
In recent times, intimate partner has gained significant attention. However, there is limited evidence on the spatial distribution and predictors of intimate partner violence.
Obasanjo Afolabi Bolarinwa, Zemenu Tadesse Tessema, Joshua Okyere, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu   +4 more
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The possible impact of increased physical intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic on ocular health

SAGE Open Medicine, 2021
During the COVID-19 outbreak, sheltering at home has led to an increase in physical intimate partner violence cases. Intimate partner violence–sustained ocular injuries may be higher during the pandemic due to the increase in physical intimate partner ...
Patrice M Hicks, Maureen A Murtaugh, Margaret M DeAngelis   +2 more
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Spatial distribution and predictors of intimate partner violence among women in Nigeria

BMC Women's Health, 2022
Background Globally, intimate partner violence is one of the major health problems women face every day. Its consequences are enormous. However, our search of the available literature revealed that no study had examined the spatial distribution of ...
Obasanjo Afolabi Bolarinwa, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, James Boadu Frimpong, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Zemenu Tadesse Tessema   +4 more
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Trap in the Closet: Intra-Ethnic Marriage and Intimate Partner Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa

Social Sciences, 2021
Intimate partner violence is a threat to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 5 by 2030. The challenge of intimate partner violence is prevalent among immigrants.
Akpovire Oduaran, Okechukwu Chukwudeh
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Socioeconomic differences of intimate partner violence among married women in Indonesia: Does poverty matter?

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2023
Background: Society placed women living in the men's world as inferior. Poverty as a stressor for men has the opportunity to make women victims of violence from their partners.
Agung Dwi Laksono, Ratna Dwi Wulandari, Ratu Matahari, Suharmiati   +3 more
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The role of intimate partner violence victimization during pregnancy on maternal postpartum depression in Eastern Ethiopia

SAGE Open Medicine, 2021
Background: Intimate partner violence during pregnancy is a strong predictor of maternal postpartum depression. In Ethiopia, evidence on the association of intimate partner violence during pregnancy with postpartum depression is very limited.
Wondimye Ashenafi, Bezatu Mengistie, Gudina Egata, Yemane Berhane   +3 more
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Spatial distribution and determinants of intimate partner violence among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia: Spatial and Multilevel analysis

BMC Women's Health, 2021
Background Intimate partner violence is a serious global public health problem particularly in low-and middle-income countries such as Ethiopia where women's empowerment is limited.
Dessie Abebaw Angaw, Alemakef Wagnew Melesse, Bisrat Misganaw Geremew, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema   +3 more
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Medical Curricula on Intimate Partner Violence in Mozambique

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2020
Introduction: The aim of the study described in this paper is to screen medical curricula in relation to the attention paid to intimate partner violence, by applying a framework derived from the international literature.
Beatriz Manuel, Kristien Roelens, Armindo Tiago, Ines Keygnaert, Martin Valcke   +4 more
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Intimate partner violence as a determinant factor for spontaneous abortion during pregnancy: an unmatched case–control study

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundIntimate partner violence affects a significant portion of women worldwide throughout their lifetimes. Ethiopia lacks data that policymakers could utilize to develop context-specific policies for handling intimate partner violence during ...
Helen Teweldebrhan Hailu, Wubegzier Mekonnen, Zenawi Hagos Gufue, Selamawit Gebreyohannes Weldegebriel, Berhe Dessalegn   +4 more
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Stochastic Agent-Based Models of Intimate Partner Violence [PDF]

Intimate Partner Violence: A Stochastic Model. Theoretical Biology Forum 110, 124 (2017), 2016
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health problem and social issue that involves couples from all socioeconomic and cultural contexts. IPV may affect women and men, but these latter are the most common perpetrators of IPV. We developed stochastic Agent-Based models of IPV focused on the couple dynamics, determined by the parallel ...
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