Independent Researcher, Karachi 75300, Pakistan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 16;19(6):3519. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19063519.
Intimate partner violence is a global public health crisis and a human rights issue. The objectives of the study were to conduct secondary analysis of the most recent Liberia Demographic and Health Survey (2019-2020) to determine the descriptive and analytical epidemiology of intimate partner violence (IPV) and its correlates in 15-49 year old ever-married women.
Association of physical, emotional, sexual, and having experienced any type of IPV with 10 explanatory socio-demographic, attitudinal, and experiences were analyzed using simple and multiple logistic regression models.
55.29% of women reported having ever experienced some form of IPV perpetrated by their current or most recent husband/partner, with the most common type being physical violence. Having been slapped, insulted, made to feel bad, and physically forced into unwanted sex were the most common types of physical, emotional, and sexual IPV. The multivariable analysis showed statistically significant association with IPV for number of living children, women's acceptance of IPV, husband/partner's use of alcohol, and having witnessed parental physical IPV.
The prevalence of having experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence in Liberia was much higher than the prevalence for the WHO Africa region of 33%, highlighting the need for better women empowerment and gender equality in Liberia.
亲密伴侣暴力是全球公共卫生危机和人权问题。本研究的目的是对利比里亚最新的人口与健康调查（2019-2020 年）进行二次分析，以确定 15-49 岁已婚妇女中亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）及其相关因素的描述性和分析性流行病学。
使用简单和多变量逻辑回归模型分析了身体、情感、性和经历过任何类型的 IPV 与 10 种解释性社会人口学、态度和经历之间的关联。
55.29%的妇女报告说曾遭受过现任或最近丈夫/伴侣的某种形式的 IPV，最常见的类型是身体暴力。被扇耳光、侮辱、感到难过和被强迫进行不想要的性行为是最常见的身体、情感和性 IPV 类型。多变量分析显示，与 IPV 相关的因素有：活产子女数量、妇女对 IPV 的接受程度、丈夫/伴侣饮酒情况以及目睹过父母身体 IPV。
利比里亚经历过身体和/或性亲密伴侣暴力的妇女比例远高于世卫组织非洲区域 33%的流行率，这突显了需要在利比里亚加强妇女赋权和性别平等。
