Disability severity and risk of new or recurrent intimate partner violence - Evidence from a cohort study in rural Pakistan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with disabilities are more likely to experience intimate partner violence (IPV) than those without. Most research examining the relationship between disability and IPV, however, is cross-sectional and approaches disability as a binary variable. This relationship is also important to consider in a South Asian context, where it may be affected by cultural norms surrounding IPV, and resources for people with disabilities.

Objective

To estimate the degree to which disability severity increases the risk of subsequent IPV among a cohort of mothers living in rural Pakistan.

Methods

Mothers from the Bachpan study (N = 869) with data for at least two consecutive waves between 1-, 2-, 3-, and 6-years postpartum were included in this study. Modified Poisson reg

SUBMITTER: Collins A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11625620 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature