@article{ref1,
title="An epidemiological study on domestic violence in Hunan, China",
journal="Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi",
year="2006",
author="Cao, Yu-Ping and Zhang, Yan-lin and Sun, Sheng-qi and Guo, Guo-yi and Li, Ying-Chun and Yuan, Dong and Yang, Shu Ching and Zhong, Shi and Peng, Yan-wei and Li, Ling-Jiang and Zhang, Guang-ning and Wang, Guang-Qing and Xiao, Min and Tian, Ji-ping and Jiang, Li-hong and Shi, Jian-wei and Zhu, Yu-hua and Huang, Zheng and Xiao, Jian-wu and Luo, Xia-sheng and Wang, Gene-Jack and Huang, Guo-ping and Li, Jian-guang",
volume="27",
number="3",
pages="200-203",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of domestic violence (DV) in Hunan. METHODS: Using a multi-stage sampling strategy, 9451 households involving 32 720 persons in urban, rural and industrial areas in Hunan, China were studied. Multiform clue investigation and face-to-face interviews were combined to investigate the prevalence of DV. RESULTS: A lifetime prevalence of DV was reported by 1533 households (16.2%). A total of 1098 households (11.6%) reported at least one incident of DV in the previous year. Both lifetime and 12-month prevalence of DV varied significantly by geographic setting (P < 0.01). The lifetime prevalence abuse rates were: spousal 10.2%, child abuse 7.8%, and elder 1.5%. With regard to household structure, the lifetime prevalence of DV was highest among those remarried families (21.0%), followed by married couples with one child and extended families with several generations living together (20.1% and 20.0%, respectively). The highest rate of spousal abuse was found among remarried families (14.7%), while child and elder abuse was most prevalent among extended families (12.4% and 4.1%, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggested that although the prevalence of DV in Hunan was modest compared to Western countries, it remained a serious public health problem affecting over 1 in 10 households. Furthermore, the prevalence of various types of DV varied by geographic setting and family structure, suggesting that diverse geographic setting and family constellations carried different risk and protective features.<p /> <p>Language: zh</p>",
language="zh",
issn="0254-6450",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}