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Citation

Ellsberg MC, Pena R, Herrera Rodríguez A, Liljestrand J, Winkvist A. Am. J. Public Health 1999; 89(2): 241-244.

Affiliation

Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Umeå University, Sweden. mellsberg@genderhealth.org

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, American Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9949757

PMCID

PMC1508545

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study measured the prevalence, frequency, and severity of physical wife abuse and its risk factors in Leon, Nicaragua. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with a representative sample of 488 women 15 to 49 years of age. RESULTS: The lifetime prevalence of spousal violence was 52% among ever-married women (n = 360). Spousal violence was significantly positively associated with poverty, parity, urban residence, and history of violence in the husband's family. No significant associations were found between spousal violence and women's age, education, marital dependency, or occupation. CONCLUSIONS: Wife abuse constitutes a major public health problem in Nicaragua, requiring urgent measures for prevention and treatment for victims.

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