Authors
Diogo Costa, Joaquim JF Soares, Jutta Lindert, Eleni Hatzidimitriadou, Andreas Karlsso, Örjan Sundin, Olga Toth, Ellisabeth Ioannidi-Kapolou, Olivier Degomme, Jorge Cervilla, Henrique Barros
Publication date
2013
Journal
Gaceta Sanitaria
Volume
27
Pages
558-561
Publisher
Sociedad Española de Salud Pública y Administración Sanitaria (SESPAS)
Description
Objective
To describe the design, methods, procedures and characteristics of the population involved in a study designed to compare Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in eight European countries.
Methods
Women and men aged 18-65, living in Ghent-Belgium (n = 245), Stuttgart-Germany (n = 546), Athens-Greece (n = 548), Budapest-Hungary (n = 604), Porto-Portugal (n = 635), Granada-Spain (n = 138), Östersund-Sweden (n = 592), London-United Kingdom (n = 571), were sampled and administered a common questionnaire. Chi-square goodness of fit and five-age strata population fractions ratios for sex and education were computed to evaluate samples’ representativeness.
Results
Differences in the age distributions were found among women from Sweden and Portugal and among men from Belgium, Hungary, Portugal and Sweden. Over-recruitment of more educated respondents was noted in all sites.
Conclusion
The use of a common research protocol with the same structured questionnaire is likely to provide accurate estimates of the general population IPV frequency, despite limitations in probabilistic sampling and restrictions in methods of administration.
Scholar articles
D Costa, JJF Soares, J Lindert, E Hatzidimitriadou… - Gaceta Sanitaria, 2013