Lifetime physical intimate partner violence (pIPV) among Mozambican women: Individual and contextual level factors driving its prevalence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intimate partner violence (IPV) remains a significant public health issue in Mozambique. This study uses data from the 2022-2023 Mozambique Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) to examine the prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of Lifetime IPV among women. Specifically, this study focuses on physical IPV (pIPV), as measured in the Mozambique Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), which does not capture sexual or emotional violence.

Methods

A nationally representative sample of 4,813 women aged 15-49 was analyzed to assess the prevalence of Lifetime pIPV. Lifetime pIPV was defined as physical violence perpetrated by a current or former partner, by DHS definitions. Logistic regression models were used to identify individual- and contextual-level factors associ

SUBMITTER: Muosieyiri MZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12704884 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature