Context and Intimate Partner Violence: Bangladesh, Haiti, and Ukraine

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  In Refereed Roundtable: Table 09. Gender, Violence, and Public Space

Abstract

Research on the prevalence and predictors of intimate partner violence (IPV) shows consistency across developed countries and developing countries. Common findings include negative associations between risk of victimization and factors such as income, age, and education. An underlying assumption of many studies is that those who are poor, young, and uneducated hold patriarchal notions that create social conditions conducive to IPV. So context clearly matters. In this paper, I examine the effects of regional education levels on risk of victimization for women in Bangladesh, Haiti, and Ukraine. While educational context has had effects in studies on individual countries, I selected three countries from the DHS that are geographically, culturally, and historically disparate. I use multilevel modeling techniques to explore the effect of contextual education on individual risk for IPV. I discuss the results as they differ by country, and the implications thereof.

Author

• Jennifer Balliet, University of Colorado-Boulder