Intimate partner violence against married rural-to-urban migrant workers in eastern China: prevalence, patterns, and associated factors

Dec 9, 2016BMC public health

How common and what influences partner violence among married rural-to-urban migrant workers in eastern China

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Abstract

Nearly 45% of married rural-to-urban migrant workers experienced at least one incident of intimate partner violence in the past 12 months.

  • The study involved 1,744 married rural-to-urban migrant workers in Zhejiang province, China.
  • The majority of participants were middle-aged, with low education levels and a long-term duration of migration.
  • Multiple forms of violence often occurred together, with three overlapping patterns being common.
  • Factors such as education, age, marital satisfaction, premarital sex, extramarital affairs, duration of migration, and number of migratory cities were associated with intimate partner violence.

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