@article{ref1,
title="Freeing oneself from intimate partner violence: a follow-up of women who contacted an anti-violence center in Italy",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2019",
author="Pomicino, Laura and Beltramini, Lucia and Romito, Patrizia",
volume="25",
number="8",
pages="925-944",
abstract="This study examines the situation of women ( N = 124) who had presented themselves to an anti-violence center in Italy in the previous 3-5 years. At follow-up, 37.3% had no contact with the perpetrator, 22.7% had stayed with him, and 39.8% had &quot;forced&quot; contact. Almost half of the sample was still subjected to intimate partner violence (IPV). Compared to women with &quot;no contact,&quot; the risk of IPV was 5.9 times higher for women who stayed with the perpetrator, and 10.5 times higher for women with &quot;forced&quot; contact. These results confirm that ending IPV does not depend exclusively on women's choices.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/1077801218802641",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801218802641"
}