Intimate Partner Violence against Women : Prevalence, Formal Reporting, and Risk Factors in Chile
Intimate partner violence is among the most common forms of violence against women. In Chile, one in four women who have been in a partner relationship report having experienced some type of partner violence in the past 12 months, whether psycholog...
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okr-10986-373362022-04-27T05:10:40Z Intimate Partner Violence against Women : Prevalence, Formal Reporting, and Risk Factors in Chile Saavedra, Trinidad Contreras-Urbina, Manuel Inchauste, Gabriela PHYSICAL ABUSE OF GIRLS CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE DISCRETE CHOICE MODELING GENDER INEQUALITY REPORTING CRIMES AGINST WOMEN CRIME UNDER-REPORTING RISK OF PARTNER VIOLENCE ECONOMIC EXCLUSION OF WOMEN RISK FACTORS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN Intimate partner violence is among the most common forms of violence against women. In Chile, one in four women who have been in a partner relationship report having experienced some type of partner violence in the past 12 months, whether psychological, physical, sexual, or economic. However, only 22 percent of female victims of intimate partner violence file a formal complaint. This study analyzes the factors that determine the likelihood that a woman will be subject to violence perpetrated by her partner or ex-partner and the factors that determine the probability of reporting the abuse. Individual factors that increase women’s risk of experiencing intimate partner violence include being young, having fewer years of education, having a disability, and having been a victim of sexual abuse in childhood. Other factors include characteristics of partners or ex-partners associated with aggressive behavior in public spaces, having been a victim of intrafamily violence in childhood, and frequent alcohol consumption. The household dynamics that prevent women from participating in economic decision-making and the widespread acceptance of inequitable gender norms also significantly increase the risk that a woman will experience intimate partner violence. The likelihood that a woman will formally report intimate partner violence is mainly determined by the frequency of the episodes, characteristics of the partners or ex-partners, economic empowerment, and whether she has support networks. 2022-04-26T15:35:26Z 2022-04-26T15:35:26Z 2022-04 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099827204252277102/IDU0c982aacd0b315041630b33e038a0620a397d http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37336 English Policy Research Working Paper;10016 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Chile |
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PHYSICAL ABUSE OF GIRLS CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE DISCRETE CHOICE MODELING GENDER INEQUALITY REPORTING CRIMES AGINST WOMEN CRIME UNDER-REPORTING RISK OF PARTNER VIOLENCE ECONOMIC EXCLUSION OF WOMEN RISK FACTORS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN |
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PHYSICAL ABUSE OF GIRLS CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE DISCRETE CHOICE MODELING GENDER INEQUALITY REPORTING CRIMES AGINST WOMEN CRIME UNDER-REPORTING RISK OF PARTNER VIOLENCE ECONOMIC EXCLUSION OF WOMEN RISK FACTORS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN Saavedra, Trinidad Contreras-Urbina, Manuel Inchauste, Gabriela Intimate Partner Violence against Women : Prevalence, Formal Reporting, and Risk Factors in Chile |
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Intimate partner violence is among
the most common forms of violence against women. In Chile,
one in four women who have been in a partner relationship
report having experienced some type of partner violence in
the past 12 months, whether psychological, physical, sexual,
or economic. However, only 22 percent of female victims of
intimate partner violence file a formal complaint. This
study analyzes the factors that determine the likelihood
that a woman will be subject to violence perpetrated by her
partner or ex-partner and the factors that determine the
probability of reporting the abuse. Individual factors that
increase women’s risk of experiencing intimate partner
violence include being young, having fewer years of
education, having a disability, and having been a victim of
sexual abuse in childhood. Other factors include
characteristics of partners or ex-partners associated with
aggressive behavior in public spaces, having been a victim
of intrafamily violence in childhood, and frequent alcohol
consumption. The household dynamics that prevent women from
participating in economic decision-making and the widespread
acceptance of inequitable gender norms also significantly
increase the risk that a woman will experience intimate
partner violence. The likelihood that a woman will formally
report intimate partner violence is mainly determined by the
frequency of the episodes, characteristics of the partners
or ex-partners, economic empowerment, and whether she has
support networks. |
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Saavedra, Trinidad Contreras-Urbina, Manuel Inchauste, Gabriela |
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Saavedra, Trinidad Contreras-Urbina, Manuel Inchauste, Gabriela |
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Saavedra, Trinidad |
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Intimate Partner Violence against Women : Prevalence, Formal Reporting, and Risk Factors in Chile |
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Intimate Partner Violence against Women : Prevalence, Formal Reporting, and Risk Factors in Chile |
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Intimate Partner Violence against Women : Prevalence, Formal Reporting, and Risk Factors in Chile |
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Intimate Partner Violence against Women : Prevalence, Formal Reporting, and Risk Factors in Chile |
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Intimate Partner Violence against Women : Prevalence, Formal Reporting, and Risk Factors in Chile |
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intimate partner violence against women : prevalence, formal reporting, and risk factors in chile |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2022 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099827204252277102/IDU0c982aacd0b315041630b33e038a0620a397d http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37336 |
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