Society's Attitude Toward Spousal Physical Abuse: Findings from the Philippines National Demographic and Health Survey, 2022.

IF 1.6 Q3 OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) Pub Date : 2024-10-04 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1089/whr.2024.0052
Wah Wah Myint, Roaa Aggad, Qiping Fan, Chimuanya Osuji, Heather R Clark, E Lisako Jones McKyer
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Abstract

Background: Societal attitude toward spousal physical abuse plays a crucial role in preventing violence against women. Yet, this public health issue has been insufficiently addressed. This study examines the relationship between the societal attitude toward spousal physical abuse and various social determinants.

Methods: We used data from the 2022 Philippines' National Demographic and Health Survey. The outcome variable was attitude toward spousal physical abuse. Covariates included women's sociodemographic characteristics, experiences of witnessing their father's abusive behavior, intimate partner violence (IPV), and controlling behavior. Partner-related variables (age, educational level, employment status, and alcohol consumption behavior) were also considered. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses were performed to examine the associated factors of spousal physical abuse by using Stata 18.0.

Results: Overall, 1,920 (9%) of 19,228 women reported that spousal physical abuse is justifiable in at least one of the presented scenarios. Women IPV survivors (adjusted Odds Ratio [aOR] = 1.35, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] = 1.06-1.73) and those who experienced controlling behavior by their partners (aOR = 1.77, 95% CI = 1.45-2.15) were more likely to accept spousal physical abuse than their counterparts. Conversely, women with a higher decision-making score were less likely to accept spousal physical abuse than those who had a lower score (aOR = 0.74, 95% CI = 0.56-0.98).

Conclusions: Finding suggests that women's attitudes toward spousal physical abuse are significantly influenced by their experience of IPV. Future health research, programs, and policies should address individual, interpersonal, and systemic-level risk factors that profoundly impact women's health.

社会对配偶身体虐待的态度:2022 年菲律宾全国人口与健康调查》。
背景:社会对配偶身体虐待的态度在防止暴力侵害妇女方面起着至关重要的作用。然而,这一公共卫生问题却没有得到充分解决。本研究探讨了社会对配偶身体虐待的态度与各种社会决定因素之间的关系:我们使用了 2022 年菲律宾全国人口与健康调查的数据。结果变量是对配偶身体虐待的态度。协变量包括妇女的社会人口特征、目睹父亲虐待行为的经历、亲密伴侣暴力(IPV)和控制行为。此外,还考虑了与伴侣相关的变量(年龄、教育水平、就业状况和饮酒行为)。使用 Stata 18.0 进行了描述性分析和逻辑回归分析,以研究配偶身体虐待的相关因素:总体而言,在 19 228 名女性中,有 1 920 人(9%)表示在至少一种情况下配偶的身体虐待是合理的。与同类女性相比,IPV 幸存者(调整后比值比 [aOR] = 1.35,95% 置信区间 [95% CI] = 1.06-1.73)和经历过伴侣控制行为的女性(aOR = 1.77,95% CI = 1.45-2.15)更有可能接受配偶的身体虐待。相反,与得分较低的女性相比,决策得分较高的女性接受配偶身体虐待的可能性较低(aOR = 0.74,95% CI = 0.56-0.98):研究结果表明,女性对配偶身体虐待的态度在很大程度上受到其 IPV 经历的影响。未来的健康研究、计划和政策应解决个人、人际和系统层面的风险因素,这些因素对妇女的健康有着深远的影响。
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