Prevalence and sociogeographical inequalities of violence against women in Ecuador: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Violence against women (VAW) is a vast public health problem in Latin America. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of violence against women and to assess its sociogeographical inequalities in Ecuador during 2019.

Methods

This cross-sectional study used data from a national survey conducted in 2019 (n = 17,211) among women aged 15 years and over. Independent variables included age, marital status, education, ethnicity, place of residence and region. The chosen outcomes were lifetime experience of total violence, sexual violence, physical violence, psychological violence and economic violence. Frequency tables were first calculated, and then crude and adjusted regression models estimating risk differences and their 95% confidence intervals were co

SUBMITTER: Edeby A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8170937 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature