AUTHOR=Restrepo Alexandra , Montoya Nilton , Zuluaga Laura 

TITLE=Typologies of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Five Latin-American Countries: A Latent Class Analysis

JOURNAL=International Journal of Public Health

VOLUME=67

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health/articles/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604000

DOI=10.3389/ijph.2022.1604000

ISSN=1661-8564

ABSTRACT=<p><bold>Objectives:</bold> To estimate typologies of Intimate Partner Violence against women in some Latin-American countries.</p><p><bold>Methods:</bold> Multistage sampling survey included women aged 15 to 49 (<italic>n</italic> = 63,321). Latent class analysis was estimated, including psychological, physical, and sexual violence and control.</p><p><bold>Results:</bold> The three-class model had a better fit. 1) The high-level IPV class (23%) comprised those suffering high levels of violence. They had higher education and wealth index, lived in urban settings, and their husbands used alcohol more. 2) The middle-level IPV class (45%) suffered high levels of control but low levels of other violence. They justified IPV more than other classes and this group had a high proportion of women without education. 3) Women in the non-IPV class (32%) did not report IPV.</p><p><bold>Conclusion:</bold> Three typologies of IPV were found: high-level, middle-level, and non-IPV. Policies should create screening, early prevention strategies, and programs based on these typologies. The high-level IPV group can benefit from intense legal and mental health interventions, including alcohol reduction and women’s empowerment. The middle-level IPV group could benefit from interventions to reduce violence justification and increase women’s education.</p>