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Xiao Xu, PhD, RN, Fengchuan Zhu, MD, Patricia O’Campo, PhD, Michael A. Koenig, PhD, Victoria Mock, DNSc, RN and Jacquelyn Campbell, PhD, RN

At the time of the study, Xiao Xu was with The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Md. Fengchuan Zhu is with the Obstetrics/Gynecology Department of The First Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, China. Patricia O’Campo and Michael A. Koenig are with The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md. Victoria Mock and Jacquelyn Campbell are with The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Xiao Xu, PhD, RN, Covance Health Economics and Outcomes Services, Inc, 9801 Washingtonian Blvd, 9th Floor, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 (e-mail: xiao.xu{at}covance.com).

Objectives. We estimated the prevalence of and risk factors for intimate partner violence in China.

Methods. Our cross-sectional, comparative prevalence study used a face-to-face survey of randomly selected women attending an urban outpatient gynecological clinic at a major teaching hospital in Fuzhou, China. Multiple logistic regression models were used to assess risk factors for intimate partner violence.

Results. Of the 600 women interviewed, the prevalence of lifetime intimate partner violence and violence taking place within the year before the interview was 43% and 26%, respectively. For lifetime intimate partner violence, partners who had extramarital affairs and who refused to give respondents money were the strongest independent predictors. For intimate partner violence taking place within the year before the interview, frequent quarreling was the strongest predictor.

Conclusions. Intimate partner violence is prevalent in China, with strong associations with male patriarchal values and conflict resolutions. Efforts to reduce intimate partner violence should be given high priority in health care settings where women can be reached.

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