Núcleo de Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil.
Rev Saude Publica. 2010 Feb;44(1):53-9. doi: 10.1590/s0034-89102010000100006.
To estimate the prevalence of intimate partner violence and alcohol consumption during episodes of violence.
Cross-sectional study with a multi-stage probability sample, representative of the Brazilian population. Sample was comprised of 1,445 men and women, married or cohabitating, interviewed between November 2005 and April 2006. Interviews were conducted in the interviewees' homes, using a standardized closed questionnaire. Rates of prevalence of intimate partner violence were estimated and chi-square tests were used to assess gender differences in this prevalence.
General prevalence of intimate partner violence was 10.7% in men and 14.6% in women. Men consumed alcohol in 38.1% of cases and women in 9.2%. As regards perception of alcohol consumption by intimate partner, men reported their female partners consumed alcohol in 30.8% of episodes of violence, while women reported that their male partners consumed it in 44.6% of episodes.
Women were more frequently involved in mild and serious episodes of violence (perpetration, victimization or both) than men. The fact that episodes of violence reported were four times more frequent in intoxicated men enables the assumption that prevention of intimate partner violence may be promoted by public policies aimed at reducing alcohol consumption.
估计亲密伴侣暴力和暴力期间饮酒的发生率。
这是一项采用多阶段概率抽样的横断面研究，对巴西人口具有代表性。样本由 1445 名已婚或同居的男女组成，于 2005 年 11 月至 2006 年 4 月期间接受访谈。访谈在受访者家中进行，使用标准化的封闭式问卷。估计亲密伴侣暴力的发生率，并使用卡方检验评估这种发生率在性别上的差异。
男性中普遍存在亲密伴侣暴力的比例为 10.7%，女性为 14.6%。男性在 38.1%的情况下饮酒，女性在 9.2%的情况下饮酒。至于亲密伴侣对酒精消费的看法，男性报告说他们的女性伴侣在 30.8%的暴力事件中饮酒，而女性报告说她们的男性伴侣在 44.6%的暴力事件中饮酒。
女性比男性更频繁地参与轻度和严重的暴力事件（施暴、受害或两者兼有）。报告的暴力事件发生频率是男性醉酒时的四倍，这使得我们可以假设，通过旨在减少酒精消费的公共政策，可以促进预防亲密伴侣暴力。
