Negative attitudes related to violence against women: gender and ethnic differences among youth living in Serbia

Bosiljka Djikanovic (), Željka Stamenkovic (), Vesna Bjegovic Mikanovic (), Dejana Vukovic (), Vladimir S. Gordeev () and Natasa Maksimovic ()
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Bosiljka Djikanovic: University of Belgrade
Željka Stamenkovic: University of Belgrade
Vesna Bjegovic Mikanovic: University of Belgrade
Dejana Vukovic: University of Belgrade
Vladimir S. Gordeev: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Natasa Maksimovic: University of Belgrade

International Journal of Public Health, 2018, vol. 63, issue 8, No 6, 923-932

Abstract: Abstract Objectives This study aimed to identify to what extent negative attitudes towards intimate partner violence against women are present among young women and men living in Serbia, in Roma and non-Roma settlements. Methods We used the data from the 2010 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey conducted in Serbia, for the respondents who were 15–24 years old. Regression analyses were used to examine the association between judgmental attitudes, socio-demographic factors and life satisfaction. Results In Roma settlements, 34.8% of men and 23.6% of women believed that under certain circumstances men are justified to be violent towards wives, while among non-Roma it was 5.6 and 4.0%, respectively. These negative attitudes were significantly associated with lower educational level, lower socio-economic status and being married. In multivariate model, in both Roma and non-Roma population women who were not married were less judgmental, while the richest Roma men were least judgmental (OR 0.40, 95% CI 0.18–0.87). Conclusions Violence prevention activities have to be focused on promoting gender equality among youth in vulnerable population groups such as Roma, especially through social support, strengthening their education and employment.

Keywords: Violence against women; Attitudes; Youth; Violence prevention; Gender; Serbia; Roma; Community (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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