Violencia intrafamiliar y factores asociados en población adulta de la parroquia San Bartolomé, Cuenca 2017-2018

Abstract

Background: intrafamily violence is a common problem in most households in the world. Despite the changes achieved in the rights of women, there are still high rates of abuse, in their spheres, physical, psychological and sexual. Methodology: analytical cross-sectional study with 276 adults from the San Bartolomé parish. We studied intrafamily violence and aggression. In addition, the consumption of alcohol, tobacco, functionality and family structure were evaluated. A descriptive and inferential analysis was performed by means of the odds ratio with its 95% confidence interval, significant results were considered at p <0.05. Results: 62.7% were young adults, 89.1% women, 81.2% married or in free union, 70.7% had basic education; 70.3% low socioeconomic status. 43.1% were functional families and 10.2% dysfunctional, 80% nuclear families. The prevalence of moderate aggressiveness 67.8%, severe 15.2%. Family violence is 63.0%; physical violence 30.5%, sexual violence 14.5% and psychological 60.1%. The factors associated with intrafamily violence were aggressiveness PR 2.03, p = 0.0000; for physical violence family dysfunction PR 1.77, p = 0.011; for sexual violence the dysfunctional family PR 2.57, p = 0.0062; the aggressiveness PR 8.00, p = 0.0033 and for the psychological violence the aggressiveness PR 1.92, p = 0.0000. Conclusions: the frequency of intrafamily violence is high in the studied population where poverty predominates and a low level of education. The factors associated with violence are aggression and family dysfunction.