Intimate partner violence in early adolescence:the role of gender; socioeconomic factors and the school
S. Afr. med. j. (Online)
; 106(5): 502-509, 2016. ilus
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Intimate partner violence (IPV) among adolescents is common worldwide; but our understanding of perpetration; gender differences and the role of social-ecological factors remains limited.OBJECTIVES:
To explore the prevalence of physical and sexual IPV perpetration and victimisation by gender; and associated risk and protective factors.METHODS:
Young adolescents (N=2 839) from 41 randomly selected public high schools in the Western Cape region of South Africa (SA); participating in the PREPARE study; completed a self-administered questionnaire.RESULTS:
The participants' mean age was 13.65 years (standard deviation 1.01); with 19.1% (541/2 839) reporting being victims/survivors of IPV and 13.0% (370/2 839) reporting perpetrating IPV. Girls were less likely to report being a victim/survivor of physical IPV (odds ratio (OR) 0.72; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.57 - 0.92) and less likely to be a perpetrator of sexual IPV than boys (OR 0.33; 95% CI 0.21 - 0.52). Factors associated with perpetration of physical and sexual IPV were similar and included being a victim/survivor (physical IPV OR 12.42; 95% CI 8.89 - 17.36; sexual IPV OR 20.76; 95% CI 11.67 - 36.93); being older (physical IPV OR 1.26; 95% CI 1.08 - 1.47; sexual IPV OR 1.36; 95% CI 1.14 - 1.62 ); having lower scores on school connectedness (physical IPV OR 0.59; 95% CI 0.46 - 0.75; sexual IPV OR 0.56; 95% CI 0.42 - 0.76) and scoring lower on feelings of school safety (physical IPV OR 0.66; 95% CI 0.57 - 0.77; sexual IPV OR 0.50; 95% CI 0.40 - 0.62).CONCLUSIONS:
Physical and sexual IPV was commonly reported among young adolescents in SA. Further qualitative exploration of the role of reciprocal violence by gender is needed; and the role of 'school climate'-related factors should be taken into account when developing preventiveinterventions:
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AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Socioeconomic Factors
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Adolescent
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Ethiopia
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Intimate Partner Violence
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Gender Identity
Type of study:
Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
S. Afr. med. j. (Online)
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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