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Cross-national and multilevel correlates of partner violence: an analysis of data from population-based surveys

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  • Heise, Lori
  • Kotsadam, Andreas

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On average, intimate partner violence aff ects nearly one in three women worldwide within their lifetime. But the distribution of partner violence is highly uneven, with a prevalence of less than 4% in the past 12 months in many high-income countries compared with at least 40% in some low-income settings. Little is known about the factors that drive the geographical distribution of partner violence or how macro-level factors might combine with individual-level factors to aff ect individual women’s risk of intimate partner violence. We aimed to assess the role that women’s status and other gender-related factors might have in defi ning levels of partner violence among settings.

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  • Heise, Lori & Kotsadam, Andreas, 2015. "Cross-national and multilevel correlates of partner violence: an analysis of data from population-based surveys," MPRA Paper 123379, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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