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AN EXAMINATION OF SOCIAL RISK FACTORS FOR WIFE ABUSE IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
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Family Therapy
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January 1, 2008
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ABSTRACT
This study examines social risk factors associated with wife abuse in the Dominican Republic. Using the 2002 Dominican Republic Demographic and Health Survey data, married women ages 15-49, were selected (N = 3,779) for analysis. The dependent variable is wife abuse and independent variables are age, education of wife/husband, rural/urban residence, religion, work status, pregnancy, and husband's alcohol use. The current study shows a decline in wife abuse among women in age groups 30-34, 35-39, and 45-49. Other risk factors are respondents' work status, lack of religious practices, and husband's alcohol use.
Wife abuse has been documented as a regular fact of life in some ...
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