Ethnic-specific prevalence rates of intimate partner violence against women in New Zealand Janet L. Fanslow, Brooklyn M. Mellar, Pauline Gulliver and Tracey K. Dl McIntosh
By: Fanslow, Janet L
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Contributor(s): Mellar, Brooklyn M | Gulliver, Pauline | McIntosh, Tracey.
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ArticleSeries: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health.Publisher: Elsevier, 2023Subject(s): ASIAN PEOPLES | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | ETHNIC COMMUNITIES | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | MĀORI | 2019 NZ Family Violence Study | He Koiora Matapopore | PACIFIC PEOPLES | PASIFIKA | PHYSICAL ABUSE | PREVALENCE | PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE | SEXUAL VIOLENCE | SURVEYS | TAITŌKAI | TĀTAURANGA | TŪKINOTANGA Ā-WHĀNAU | NEW ZEALANDOnline resources: DOI: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100105 (Open access)
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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2023, 47(6): 100105Summary: Objective:
This study presents age-standardised ethnic-specific prevalence rates of intimate partner violence against women in New Zealand, by physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence, psychological intimate partner violence, controlling behaviours and economic abuse.
Methods:
Data are from 1,431 ever-partnered women in the representative and cross-sectional He Koiora Matapopore, the 2019 New Zealand Family Violence Study.
Results:
High lifetime prevalence of intimate partner violence is present across all ethnic groups in NZ, with over half of all women reporting any intimate partner violence (55.8%). Substantial ethnic disparities exist in intimate partner violence rates, with Māori women reporting the highest prevalence of intimate partner violence (64.6%), followed by NZ European women (61.6%).
Conclusions:
Intimate partner violence prevention and intervention services are needed at the population-level, and services must be culturally responsive and attuned to the needs of communities that bear the greatest burden.
Implications for Public Health:
Ethnic differences in intimate partner violence prevalence likely contribute to health disparities at the population-level, reinforcing calls for prevention and necessitating healthcare systems to be culturally informed and mobilised to address intimate partner violence as a priority health issue. (Authors' abstract). Record #8449
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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2023, 47(6): 100105
Objective:
This study presents age-standardised ethnic-specific prevalence rates of intimate partner violence against women in New Zealand, by physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence, psychological intimate partner violence, controlling behaviours and economic abuse.
Methods:
Data are from 1,431 ever-partnered women in the representative and cross-sectional He Koiora Matapopore, the 2019 New Zealand Family Violence Study.
Results:
High lifetime prevalence of intimate partner violence is present across all ethnic groups in NZ, with over half of all women reporting any intimate partner violence (55.8%). Substantial ethnic disparities exist in intimate partner violence rates, with Māori women reporting the highest prevalence of intimate partner violence (64.6%), followed by NZ European women (61.6%).
Conclusions:
Intimate partner violence prevention and intervention services are needed at the population-level, and services must be culturally responsive and attuned to the needs of communities that bear the greatest burden.
Implications for Public Health:
Ethnic differences in intimate partner violence prevalence likely contribute to health disparities at the population-level, reinforcing calls for prevention and necessitating healthcare systems to be culturally informed and mobilised to address intimate partner violence as a priority health issue. (Authors' abstract). Record #8449
