The prevalence and patterns of exposure to interpersonal violence among men and women in Estonia.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:To understand better the total burden of interpersonal violence on society, it is useful to assess the prevalence of interpersonal violence among both, men and women. Exposure to multiple forms of interpersonal violence, referred to as polyvictimization, has been associated with more severe health consequences than exposure to any form separately. The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence of emotional, physical and sexual interpersonal violence in childhood, adulthood and at both childhood and adulthood among men and women in Estonia, analyze the patterns of interpersonal violence and socio-demographic correlates of polyvictimization in adulthood by gender. METHODS:The analysis was based on two population-based, cross-sectional, self-administered surveys carried out a

SUBMITTER: Lippus H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7428354 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature