Objectives: This meta-analysis examines the strength of the link between substance use (eg,
alcohol use vs. drug use) and intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration and victimization …

Low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) bear a high burden of intimate partner violence
(IPV). However, there are no reviews assimilating the factors affecting risk of IPV in LMICs …

Objectives To investigate the prevalence of four forms of intimate partner violence during
pregnancy in Rwandan women, associated sociodemographic and psychosocial factors and …

Background The feminist theory posits that spousal coercive control is not random but a
purposeful and systematic men's strategy to control and dominate their female partners. The …

We evaluated the prevalence and correlates of intimate partner violence (IPV) in the past
year by a regular male partner in HIV-positive female sex workers (FSWs) in Mombasa …

Background: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against women is one of the most known public
health concerns. The depth of the problem varies across regions and different settings. The …

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a widespread issue faced by women across the world.
While prevalence and epidemiology of IPV has been studied extensively, its association with …

Mali is a developing country that has marked inequalities between genders. Using the 2012-
2013 Mali Demographic and Health Survey, a nationally representative sample of Malian …

Coercive control behaviors central to the abuse of power appear more frequent than other
types of domestic violence, but little is known about its frequency, features, and …

Gender equality and education are being promoted as strategies to combat the HIV
epidemic in Africa, but few studies have looked at the role of gender equality and education …