Husband/Partner Intoxication and Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the Philippines

Asia Pac J Public Health. 2016 Sep;28(6):507-18. doi: 10.1177/1010539516656779. Epub 2016 Jul 5.

Abstract

This study examined husband/partner intoxication and experience with physical, sexual, and emotional intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) using data derived from a nationally representative survey conducted in the Philippines in 2013. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to examine the association between intoxication and 3 different types of intimate partner violence against women. Multinomial logistic regression was used to examine intoxication and severity of violence. In this sample, 28.8% of women reported experiencing any form of intimate partner violence and 92.9% of women reported their partner being intoxicated at least sometimes. Intoxication was significantly associated with all 3 types of intimate partner violence, while the odds of experiencing one form of IPVAW versus no form of IPVAW and 2 forms of IPVAW versus 1 form of IPVAW was greater among women reporting frequency of husband/partner intoxication as often.

Keywords: Demographic and Health Survey; emotional violence; intimate partner violence; intoxication; physical violence; sexual violence.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Alcoholic Intoxication / epidemiology*
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intimate Partner Violence / statistics & numerical data*
  • Logistic Models
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Philippines / epidemiology
  • Sexual Partners / psychology*
  • Spouses / psychology*
  • Spouses / statistics & numerical data
  • Young Adult