Bosiljka Djikanovic1,2, Željka Stamenkovic3,4, Vesna Bjegovic Mikanovic3,4, Dejana Vukovic3,4, Vladimir S Gordeev5, Natasa Maksimovic4,6. 1. Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Social Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica 8, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia. bosiljka.djikanovic@mfub.bg.ac.rs. 2. Centre - School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. bosiljka.djikanovic@mfub.bg.ac.rs. 3. Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Social Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica 8, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia. 4. Centre - School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. 5. Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK. 6. Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Epidemiology, University of Belgrade, Visegradska 26A, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to identify to what extent negative attitudes towards intimate partner violence against women are present among young women and men living in Serbia, in Roma and non-Roma settlements. METHODS: We used the data from the 2010 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey conducted in Serbia, for the respondents who were 15-24 years old. Regression analyses were used to examine the association between judgmental attitudes, socio-demographic factors and life satisfaction. RESULTS: In Roma settlements, 34.8% of men and 23.6% of women believed that under certain circumstances men are justified to be violent towards wives, while among non-Roma it was 5.6 and 4.0%, respectively. These negative attitudes were significantly associated with lower educational level, lower socio-economic status and being married. In multivariate model, in both Roma and non-Roma population women who were not married were less judgmental, while the richest Roma men were least judgmental (OR 0.40, 95% CI 0.18-0.87). CONCLUSIONS: Violence prevention activities have to be focused on promoting gender equality among youth in vulnerable population groups such as Roma, especially through social support, strengthening their education and employment.
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to identify to what extent negative attitudes towards intimate partner violence against women are present among young women and men living in Serbia, in Roma and non-Roma settlements. METHODS: We used the data from the 2010 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey conducted in Serbia, for the respondents who were 15-24 years old. Regression analyses were used to examine the association between judgmental attitudes, socio-demographic factors and life satisfaction. RESULTS: In Roma settlements, 34.8% of men and 23.6% of women believed that under certain circumstances men are justified to be violent towards wives, while among non-Roma it was 5.6 and 4.0%, respectively. These negative attitudes were significantly associated with lower educational level, lower socio-economic status and being married. In multivariate model, in both Roma and non-Roma population women who were not married were less judgmental, while the richest Roma men were least judgmental (OR 0.40, 95% CI 0.18-0.87). CONCLUSIONS: Violence prevention activities have to be focused on promoting gender equality among youth in vulnerable population groups such as Roma, especially through social support, strengthening their education and employment.
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