@article{ref1,
title="Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the Capital Province of Sri Lanka: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Help Seeking",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2011",
author="Jayasuriya, Vathsala and Wijewardena, Kumudu and Axemo, Pia",
volume="17",
number="8",
pages="1086-1102",
abstract="This article presents findings from a cross-sectional community survey exploring intimate partner violence (IPV) against women in the Western province of Sri Lanka. Findings show that lifetime prevalence of physical violence (34%), controlling behavior (30%), and emotional abuse (19%) was high and the prevalence of sexual violence was low (5%). Young women and those with partners who abused alcohol/drugs and had extra-marital affairs are at increased risk of violence. Although living in a patriarchal society, low prevalence of child marriages and lack of dowry-related violence could be to Sri Lankan women's advantage relative to their Asian counterparts in preventing IPV.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/1077801211417151",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801211417151"
}