Violence against Women in Nicaragua: Magnitude, Determinants, and Co-Occurrence of Child Maltreatment Open Access

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Violence against Women in Nicaragua:
Magnitude, Determinants, and Co-Occurrence of Child Maltreatment
By Julia Elise DeLozier
Objective: The purpose of this research was to describe the frequency and predictors of
intimate partner violence (IPV) in Nicaragua, as well as to evaluate whether IPV is
associated with child maltreatment.
Method: Data for this secondary analysis were derived from the Encuesta Nicaragüense
de Demografía y Salud (ENDSA 2006/07), a national probability, cluster survey. Women
of reproductive age (15-49) were interviewed about demographic characteristics,
reproductive health, experience of partner violence, and child punishment. The analysis
was restricted to women of reproductive age who had one or more children under the age
of 16. All univariate, bivariate analyses and logistic regressions were performed using
SAS 9.2 (Cary, NC).
Results: The lifetime prevalences of psychological, physical, and sexual IPV were 49,
28, 14 percent, respectively. Of women who had experienced IPV, between 39 and 42
percent have children who are maltreated in their home. Women who had experienced
either physical (AOR 1.35 [1.21-1.50]), psychological (1.31 [1.19, 1.44]), or sexual
violence (1.23 [1.08, 1.41]) by an intimate partner were statistically more likely to report
physically maltreating children in the home than the women who had not experienced the
respective forms of IPV.
Conclusion: The findings highlight the need for comprehensive, multifaceted
interventions that include both men and women. In order to achieve progress toward the
third Millennium Development Goal, multi-sectoral interventions at the community level
must be matched with comprehensive legislative and judicial commitment to promote
gender equality and to protect the fundamental human rights of women and their children.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. A Global Review of Violence against Women: Frequency, Risk Factors, and Consequences in South East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Nicargua

Chapter 3. Methodology

Chapter 4. Discussion

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School	Rollins School of Public Health
Department	Hubert Department of Global Health
Degree	MPH
Submission	Master's Thesis
Language	English
Research Field	Health Sciences, Public Health
Keyword	Violence against Women Child maltreatment Intimate Partner Violence
Committee Chair / Thesis Advisor	Hillis, Susan, CDC
Partnering Agencies	Does not apply (no collaborating organization)

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