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Intimate partner violence and initiation of smoking and drinking: A population-based study of women in Yokohama, Japan

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  • Yoshihama, Mieko
  • Horrocks, Julie
  • Bybee, Deborah

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Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is prevalent in the lives of women across the globe and has been found to be associated with substance use among women. As part of the World Health Organization's (WHO) cross-national research effort, this study examined the relationship between the experience of IPV and use of alcohol and tobacco among a probability sample of women aged 18-49 in Yokohama, Japan. Using retrospective data for 2000-2001, we employed methods of survival analysis that allowed an examination of the probability of initiating smoking and drinking subsequent to the experience of IPV. Experiencing IPV was associated with current smoking as well as initiation of smoking and current patterns of drinking. Women who had experienced IPV were more likely to be smoking at the time of the interview and tended to initiate smoking at earlier ages compared to those who had not experienced IPV. At any time point, the risk of starting to smoke was more than twice as high for women who had previously experienced IPV than for women who had not. In addition, women who had experienced IPV were more likely to drink heavily. The present study's findings clearly point to the need to enhance coordination between IPV prevention and substance abuse programs in order to improve the safety and wellbeing of women who have experienced IPV.

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  • Yoshihama, Mieko & Horrocks, Julie & Bybee, Deborah, 2010. "Intimate partner violence and initiation of smoking and drinking: A population-based study of women in Yokohama, Japan," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 71(6), pages 1199-1207, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:71:y:2010:i:6:p:1199-1207
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