Prevalence of violence against women in rural areas of Peru
Keywords:
rural zone, violence against women, battered women, Peru.Abstract
Introduction: Intimate partner violence is a widespread problem that generates serious consequences for women and society, especially in areas of greater social and economic vulnerability.Objective: To determine the prevalence of violence against women in rural areas of Peru.
Methods: Cross-sectional study, conducted as a secondary analysis of the 2020 Demographic and Family Health Survey. 3,144 records of women aged 15-49 years from rural areas were included. For qualitative variables, unweighted and weighted counts with their 95% confidence intervals were estimated.
Results: 52.3% of rural women experienced some type of violence. Psychological violence was present in 48% of women. Among the expressions, 30.2% reported that the partner got upset when she talked to another man, and 7.8% were threatened. 25.7% suffered physical violence, among its manifestations 22.4% were pushed by their partner, and 1.9% were assaulted with a weapon. 6% of women suffered sexual violence and being forced by the partner was more frequent expression (5.9%).
Conclusions: In rural areas of Peru, intimate partner violence is a very prevalent problem affecting approximately half of all women. Psychological violence is the most frequent, while sexual violence is the least common.
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2022-11-12
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Hidalgo Ccallo AV, Hernandez Verástegui KA, Barja-Ore J, Chafloque Chavesta JJ. Prevalence of violence against women in rural areas of Peru. Rev Cubana Med Milit [Internet]. 2022 Nov. 12 [cited 2025 Jun. 10];51(4):e02202256. Available from: https://revmedmilitar.sld.cu/index.php/mil/article/view/2256
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