Abstract
To analyze notifications of intimate partner violence (IPV) against women. Cross-sectional study on IPV against women (≥ 15 years old) registered in Brazilian Notification Disease Information System (Sinan) from 2011 to 2017, analyzed using the chi-square test (χ2) and Poisson regression with robust variance to estimate proportion ratios (PR) and their respective 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). A total 454,984 cases of violence perpetrated by men against women were reported, of which 62.4% were IPV. The most reported types of violence were physical (86.6%), psychological (53.1%) and sexual (4.8%) abuse. IPV was positively associated with women aged 20-39 years (PR = 1.70; 95%CI 1.68; 1.71), pregnant women (PR = 1.07; 95%CI 1.06; 1.08), marital partnership (PR = 1.55; 95%CI 1.54; 1.56), occurrence at home (PR = 1.80; 95%CI 1.79; 1.81), recurrence of violence (PR = 1.77; 95%CI 1.76; 1.78) and alcohol intake by the aggressor (PR = 1.12; 95%CI 1.12; 1.13). Physical violence was associated with the 20-39 age group (PR = 1.03; 95%CI 1.02; 1.03). Psychological violence predominated among women ≥ 40 years old (PR = 1.33; 95%CI 1.31; 1.35). Sexual violence was reported in greater proportion among pregnant women (PR = 2.71; 95%CI 2.59; 2.83) and women with disabilities or disorder (PR = 2.30; 95%CI 2.17; 2.44). Most reports of violence against women recorded in health services were perpetrated by an intimate partner, especially physical, psychological and sexual violence. It was possible to identify factors associated with IPV such as age, education, pregnancy, occurrence at home, recurrence and alcohol consumption by the aggressor.
Highlights
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major public health issue, taking on many forms such as physical and sexual abuse, stalking and psychological aggression
A multicenter study of the World Health Organization (WHO), carried out from 2000 to 2003, including more than 24 thousand women aged from 15 to 49 years, in urban and rural areas of ten countries, showed that 15-71% of the women suffered from physical and/or sexual violence perpetrated by an intimate partner at some point in their lives[1,2]
IPV against women was considered as the record of notification of violence against women whose informed aggressor was the spouse, former spouse, boyfriend or ex-boyfriend, according to the relationship/degree of kinship with the person assisted in the notification form
Summary
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major public health issue, taking on many forms such as physical and sexual abuse, stalking and psychological aggression. A multicenter study of the World Health Organization (WHO), carried out from 2000 to 2003, including more than 24 thousand women aged from 15 to 49 years, in urban and rural areas of ten countries, showed that 15-71% of the women suffered from physical and/or sexual violence perpetrated by an intimate partner at some point in their lives[1,2]. In Brazil, according to the same analysis, 36.9% and 28.9% of the women living in rural and urban areas, respectively, reported having suffered from physical and/or sexual violence perpetrated by an intimate partner at least once. The frequency with which women who are victims of violence look for health services is associated with the repetition and severity of the type of violence, caused by physical or psychological injuries[4]
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