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Juan Manuel Carmona-Torres1,2,3, María Aurora Rodríguez-Borrego3,4,5, Pedro Manuel Rodríguez-Muñoz3,6
1Facultad de Fisioterapia y Enfermería de Toledo, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain.
Violence and Victims
|June 22, 2023
Summary
Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects 15% of women in Spain. Most victims seek support from informal networks, highlighting a need for better access to formal legal resources.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Sociology
- Criminology
Background:
- Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health issue.
- Female victims of IPV often underutilize available institutional support systems.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the prevalence of IPV in Spain.
- To identify factors associated with IPV.
- To examine the utilization of formal and informal resources by IPV victims.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study utilizing data from the Spanish 2014 Macro-Survey on Violence Against Women.
- Statistical analysis to determine factors associated with IPV and resource utilization.
Main Results:
- 15% of surveyed participants experienced IPV in the past year.
- Factors increasing IPV risk include non-Spanish nationality, student status, low education, no income, household head, and single status.
- Nearly half of victims utilized informal support (friends, mothers); formal resource use was low.
Conclusions:
- IPV remains a prevalent issue in Spain, often confined to the private sphere.
- There is a critical need to enhance the availability and accessibility of legal resources for IPV survivors.
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