Identifying the women most vulnerable to intimate partner violence: A decision tree analysis from 48 low and middle-income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary prevention strategies are needed to reduce high rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The effectiveness of population-based approaches may be improved by adding initiatives targeted at the most vulnerable groups and tailored to context-specificities.

Methods

We applied a decision-tree approach to identify subgroups of women at higher risk of IPV in 48 LMICs and in all countries combined. Data from the most recent Demographic and Health Survey carried out between 2010 and 2019 with available information on IPV and sociodemographic indicators was used. To create the trees, we selected 15 recognized risk factors for IPV in the literature which had a potential for targeting interventions. Exposure to IPV was defi

SUBMITTER: Coll CVN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8712229 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature