Intimate partner violence, sociodemographic factors and mental health among population based samples in Sweden
Year: 2019
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Aims: To explore the prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and its association\nwith sociodemographic factors, symptoms of depression, perceived need for mental\ncare and primary health care utilization. Another aim was to explore the prevalence\nof suicidal ideation and attempts over a 26 year period and associations between\nsociodemographic factors and lifetime suicidal ideation. Method: Two postal surveys\nand face-to- face interviews. Prevalence’s were used in descriptive data. Crude and\nadjusted Odds Ratios with 95% Confidence Intervals were used in bivariable and\nmultivariable logistic regression analyses. Results: Compared to men, women\nreported higher prevalence of sexual violence for past year and earlier life. For past\nyear, 11.0% of the men and 8.0% of the women reported exposure to physical\nviolence, whereas 15% of the women and 11.0% of the men reported such violence\nfor earlier in life (Study I). Being single and having poor social support was associated\nwith lifetime exposure to physical and/or sexual IPV among women, whereas among\nmen, a relationship of ≤ 3 years was associated with IPV (Study I). Being exposed to\nphysical, sexual violence as well as isolating control during past year, was associated\nwith self-reported symptoms of depression among women (Study II). Women\nexposed to physical IPV past 5 years were three times more likely to perceive the\nneed for mental health care as compared to unexposed women (Study III). Of the\nwomen aged 20-30 years, 45% reported lifetime suicidal ideation in 2013/15\ncompared to 1989/91 when 33% reported this. Self-reported rates of attempted\nsuicide remained similar. Among women aged 31-49 years, 35.4% reported lifetime\nsuicidal ideation in 2013/15 compared to 2000/02 when 23.1% reported this. In this\nage group, lifetime suicide attempts increased from 0.0% in 2000/02 to 3.6% in\n2013/15. Having compulsory and/ or high school education, being unemployed, being\na student and being single was associated with lifetime suicidal ideation (Study IV).\nConclusions: Both women and men were exposed to IPV, however, the exposure\nshowed different patterns between men and women. IPV was associated with\nsymptoms of depression and need for mental care among women. Current finding\nindicate an increasing trend in suicidal ideation and attempts which should be further explored in future studies.
Author: Solveig Lövestad
Language: English
Subfield: Health
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2921148749