Purpose <p>This study describes the different factors that influence current experiences of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) among women who ever had intimate partner relationships in the Philippines, as well as whether there are differences in these experiences between the ever married and the never married.</p> Methods <p>The study utilized the 2022 Philippine National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS). Women aged 15–49 who ever had intimate partner relationships and answered the Women’s Safety Module (<i>N</i> = 13,362) were selected for analysis using Stata 18. Chi-square test associations and multivariable logistic regression were performed adjusted for sampling weights. The analyses were anchored on the model of perceived reasons for IPV developed by Flynn and Graham (2010).</p> Results <p>There has been a steady decline in the proportion of women experiencing IPV in the past several rounds of NDHS (2012, 2017, 2022). The proportion of married women who experienced current IPV (12.8%, 95% CI [11.8–13.9] vs. 6.0%, 95% CI [4.6–7.7]) was higher than their never married counterparts. The general findings across the regression analyses showed that Background characteristics variables of age, education, childhood exposure to violence, and attitude towards wife-beating, and Immediate Precursors of partner controlling behavior, partner drunkenness and wife-initiated violence were generally significant perceived influences on current IPV experience. The findings of the study showed that although there are common influences on IPV experiences of all women, there are also different factors that placed them at risk for IPV depending on their marital status.</p> Conclusion <p>Women’s situational contexts have shown to be the most significant risk factors for experiencing IPV. Overall, IPV is a social issue and public health concern that should be dealt with seriously through policy reforms and strengthening of community initiatives for violence against women (VAW).</p>

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Intimate Partner Violence Experiences of Filipino Women: Evidence from the 2022 Philippines Demographic and Health Survey

  • Cristabel Rose F. Parcon,
  • Antoinette Louise S. Makani

摘要

Purpose

This study describes the different factors that influence current experiences of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) among women who ever had intimate partner relationships in the Philippines, as well as whether there are differences in these experiences between the ever married and the never married.

Methods

The study utilized the 2022 Philippine National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS). Women aged 15–49 who ever had intimate partner relationships and answered the Women’s Safety Module (N = 13,362) were selected for analysis using Stata 18. Chi-square test associations and multivariable logistic regression were performed adjusted for sampling weights. The analyses were anchored on the model of perceived reasons for IPV developed by Flynn and Graham (2010).

Results

There has been a steady decline in the proportion of women experiencing IPV in the past several rounds of NDHS (2012, 2017, 2022). The proportion of married women who experienced current IPV (12.8%, 95% CI [11.8–13.9] vs. 6.0%, 95% CI [4.6–7.7]) was higher than their never married counterparts. The general findings across the regression analyses showed that Background characteristics variables of age, education, childhood exposure to violence, and attitude towards wife-beating, and Immediate Precursors of partner controlling behavior, partner drunkenness and wife-initiated violence were generally significant perceived influences on current IPV experience. The findings of the study showed that although there are common influences on IPV experiences of all women, there are also different factors that placed them at risk for IPV depending on their marital status.

Conclusion

Women’s situational contexts have shown to be the most significant risk factors for experiencing IPV. Overall, IPV is a social issue and public health concern that should be dealt with seriously through policy reforms and strengthening of community initiatives for violence against women (VAW).