title: Understanding violence against Chinese women in Hong Kong: an analysis of risk factors with a special emphasis on the role of in-law conflict.
abstract: This study examines risk factors of intimate partner violence against women in a cohort of Chinese women drawn from a large representative sample in Hong Kong. Data from a cross-section of 1,870 women are analyzed. Prevalence rates of women's self-reports of violence by their intimate partners and conflict with in-laws are computed and compared in terms of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. The results show that in-law conflict was the characteristic most significantly associated with women's reports of violent victimization. This suggests that in-law conflict should be included in the screening and assessment of risk for intimate partner violence.
authors.affiliation: University of Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Ko Ling
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Douglas A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Brownridge
authors.forename: Agnes
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.forename: Daniel Y T
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Fong
authors.forename: Wing-Cheong
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Leung
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018585:Battered Women / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000208:ethnology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018454:Spouses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016387:Women's Health / Q000208:ethnology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*