title: [What we know about men who commit violence against their intimate partners: a systematic review].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the profile of men who commit violence against their female intimate partners.
  
  
  METHODS
  A systematic review of the international literature published between 2000 and 2010 was conducted in the LILACS, MEDLINE, and SciELO databases. The search retrieved 3 452 articles, 33 of which were selected according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. The selected articles were analyzed for bibliometric data and socioeconomic characteristics of the men accused of committing violence against their partners.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most articles were published between 2000 and 2010, in English, based on data reported by the victims. Some variables were associated with domestic violence, such as educational attainment and employment status of the offender. These variables did not include the duration of the relationships.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a significant gap in literature regarding the study of motivations and conditioning factors behind perpetrators of domestic violence. Investigating these factors is important in order to establish measures against this type of violence.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: Anne Caroline Luz Grüdtner da
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: Elza Berger Salema
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Coelho
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: Rodrigo Otavio
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Moretti-Pires
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult