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Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr 2022; 38 (4)

Manifestations of violence against women in urban and rural areas of Peru

Barja-Ore J, Flores-Paucarima A, Campos-Enrique J, Burga-Martos A

Language: Spanish
References: 19
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Violence against women is a public health problem worldwide, which can manifest in various ways depending on the context of the woman.
Objective: To compare the manifestations of violence against women, in urban and rural areas of Peru.
Methods: Analytical, cross-sectional and retrospective study based on the databases of the 2019 Demographic and Family Health Survey. The records of 21518 women of reproductive age were analyzed; weighted and unweighted frequencies were estimated, and the chi-square test (x2) was applied.
Results: The prevalence of violence against women was 57.7%. In psychological violence, it was found that the partner incites jealousy or annoys the woman (36.4%), humiliated her in front of other people (18.5%) and threatened to leave home / take away her children or help economic (16.3%) were more frequent in urban areas (p < 0.001). In physical violence, partner hitting with a fist or another object (17.3 %) and kicking or dragging (11.9%) was higher in rural areas (p < 0.001). In sexual violence, 7.2 and 6% of women in rural and urban areas, respectively, were forced to have sexual relations (p = 0.049).
Conclusions: Violence in any of its types; and, only psychological violence proved to be more frequent among women in urban areas compared to those in rural areas.


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