Association Between Women's Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence and Self-reported Health Outcomes in New Zealand.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is increasingly recognized as a contributing factor for long-term health problems; however, few studies have assessed these health outcomes using consistent and comprehensive IPV measures or representative population-based samples.

Objective

To examine associations between women's lifetime IPV exposure and self-reported health outcomes.

Design, setting, and participants

The cross-sectional, retrospective 2019 New Zealand Family Violence Study, adapted from the World Health Organization's Multi-Country Study on Violence Against Women, assessed data from 1431 ever-partnered women (63.7% of eligible women contacted) in New Zealand. The survey was conducted from March 2017 to March 2019, across 3 regions, which accounted for appr

SUBMITTER: Mellar BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9984970 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature