Departamento de Enfermagem, Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
Rev Saude Publica. 2009 Dec;43(6):944-53. doi: 10.1590/s0034-89102009005000069. Epub 2009 Dec 4.
To estimate the prevalence of gender-based controlling behavior and types of violence committed by intimate partners against women living in an economically vulnerable area.
A cross-sectional study was performed with 278 women aged between 15 and 49 years, who had had at least one male intimate partner in their lives and lived in a metropolitan area of the city of Brasília, Central-West Brazil, in 2007. Systematic random sampling process was used. The research instrument consisted of a questionnaire with 58 questions, developed by the World Health Organization. Prevalences of physical, psychological and sexual violence were analyzed. Independent variables considered were women's sociodemographic, family and community context characteristics, in addition to their partners' sociodemographic and behavior characteristics (frequency of alcohol or illicit drug use and extra-marital relationship).
The highest prevalence was that of psychological violence: 80.2% (n=223) of the women interviewed reported at least one act throughout their lives and 50% (n=139) in the last 12 months. Prevalence of physical violence was 58.6% throughout life and 32% in the last 12 months, whereas those of sexual violence were 28.8% and 15.5%, respectively.
High prevalences of violence show the magnitude of vulnerability and aggressions committed against women in relationships with intimate partners.
估计在经济脆弱地区生活的妇女遭受伴侣基于性别的控制行为和暴力类型的流行率。
这是一项横断面研究，于 2007 年在巴西中西部城市巴西利亚大都市地区对 278 名年龄在 15 至 49 岁之间、至少有过一位男性亲密伴侣的妇女进行。采用系统随机抽样过程。研究工具是由世界卫生组织制定的一份包含 58 个问题的问卷。分析了身体、心理和性暴力的流行率。考虑的独立变量是妇女的社会人口学、家庭和社区环境特征，以及其伴侣的社会人口学和行为特征（酒精或非法药物使用频率和婚外关系）。
心理暴力的流行率最高：223 名（80.2%）接受采访的妇女报告说，在她们的一生中至少有过一次这种行为，139 名（50%）在过去 12 个月中经历过这种行为。一生中身体暴力的流行率为 58.6%，在过去 12 个月中为 32%，而性暴力的流行率分别为 28.8%和 15.5%。
暴力的高流行率表明了在与亲密伴侣的关系中妇女面临的脆弱性和受到侵犯的程度。
