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Intimate partner violence and socioeconomic deprivation in England: Findings from a national cross-sectional survey

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  • Khalifeh, H.
  • Hargreaves, J.
  • Howard, L.M.
  • Birdthistle, I.

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Objectives. We examined the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and its association with social deprivation in England. Methods. We used multivariable logistic regression to investigate IPV correlates among 21 226 men and women aged 16 to 59 years in the 2008 nationally representative cross-sectional British Crime Survey. Results. Lifetime IPV was reported by 23.8% of women and 11.5% of men. Physical IPV was reported by 16.8% and 7.0%, respectively; emotional-only IPV was reported by 5.8% and 4.2%, respectively. After adjustment for demographic confounders, lifetime physical IPV experienced by women was associated with social housing tenure (odds ratio [OR] = 2.3; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.0, 2.7), low household income (OR = 2.2; 95% CI = 1.8, 2.7), poor educational attainment (OR = 1.2; 95% CI = 1.0, 1.5), low social class (OR = 1.5; 95% CI = 0.3, 1.7), and living in a multiply deprived area (OR = 1.4; 95% CI = 1.1, 1.7). Physical IPV experienced by men and emotional IPV experienced by either gender were generally not associated with deprivation factors. Conclusions. Physical and emotional IPV are very common among adults in England. Emotional IPV prevention policies may be appropriate across the social spectrum; those for physical IPV should be particularly accessible to disadvantaged women.

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  • Khalifeh, H. & Hargreaves, J. & Howard, L.M. & Birdthistle, I., 2013. "Intimate partner violence and socioeconomic deprivation in England: Findings from a national cross-sectional survey," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 103(3), pages 462-472.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2012.300723_5
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300723
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    1. Mason, Chloe, 2022. "An Investigation into the Prevalence and Predictors of Domestic Violence in England: A Quantitative Study using the Crime Survey for England and Wales," OSF Preprints 8gn6u, Center for Open Science.
    2. Diogo Costa & Joaquim Soares & Jutta Lindert & Eleni Hatzidimitriadou & Örjan Sundin & Olga Toth & Elli Ioannidi-Kapolo & Henrique Barros, 2015. "Intimate partner violence: a study in men and women from six European countries," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 60(4), pages 467-478, May.

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