Women’s Autonomy and Intimate Partner Violence in Peru: Analysis of a National Health Survey

Francisco A. Barón-Lozada, Gianfranco W. Basualdo-Meléndez, Rodrigo Vargas-Fernández, Akram Hernández-Vásquez and Guido Bendezu-Quispe
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Francisco A. Barón-Lozada: Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima 15067, Peru
Gianfranco W. Basualdo-Meléndez: Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima 15067, Peru
Rodrigo Vargas-Fernández: Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima 15067, Peru
Akram Hernández-Vásquez: Centro de Excelencia en Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales en Salud, Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima 15024, Peru
Guido Bendezu-Quispe: Centro de Investigación Epidemiológica en Salud Global, Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, Lima 15046, Peru

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 21, 1-13

Abstract: To assess the association between women’s autonomy and intimate partner violence (IPV) against women of childbearing age. Secondary analysis of the 2019 Demographic and Family Health Survey (ENDES-acronym in Spanish) was carried out. The study population was women aged 15–49 years who are currently married or living with a partner. A Poisson family generalized linear regression model was estimated to calculate adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) for the association between women’s autonomy and IPV with their respective 95% confidence intervals (CI). Data from 18,621 women were analyzed. The highest proportion of women had low autonomy (low: 42%; moderate: 39.2%; high: 18.8%). A prevalence of IPV of 40.1% was found (psychological/verbal: 38.8%; physical: 8.8%; sexual: 2.3%). The adjusted model found that women with a low level of autonomy (aPR: 1.15, 95%CI: 1.01–1.31) had a higher prevalence of IPV compared to women with high autonomy. This association was also found for the specific case of psychological/verbal violence (aPR: 1.15, 95%CI: 1.01–1.31). No association was found between women’s level of autonomy and physical or sexual violence by a partner. Four out of 10 women of childbearing age have experienced IPV in the last 12 months. In general, women with lower levels of autonomy are more likely to present IPV compared to women with high autonomy.

Keywords: domestic violence; personal autonomy; health surveys; Peru (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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