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. 2018 Jul;108(7):e1–e11. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304428

TABLE 2—

Summary of Meta-Analyses of Prospective-Longitudinal Risk and Protective Factors for Intimate Partner Violence Against Women

Meta-Analysis
Factor No. Women No. Studies OR (95% CI) I22)
Individual level
Racial/ethnic identity
 Black (vs all else) 30 669 8 1.15 (0.73, 1.81) 89.2 (0.38)
 Latina (vs all else) 27 137 6 1.11 (0.73, 1.70) 80.7 (0.19)
 White (vs all else) 3 599 2 0.72 (0.49, 1.05) 0.0 (0.00)
Women’s education: less than high school 28 561 5 1.40 (0.98, 1.99) 71.1 (0.10)
Age (continuous) 19 623 10 0.96 (0.93, 0.98) 68.7 (0.00)
Pregnancy status
 Recent pregnancy 13 406 3 0.89 (0.64, 1.24) 62.1 (0.05)
 Unwanted pregnancy 6 874 2 1.24 (0.91, 1.69) 0.0 (0.00)
 Unplanned pregnancy 3 085 2 1.66 (1.20, 2.31) 0.0 (0.00)
Youth victimization 5 572 2 1.67 (0.59, 4.72) 81.8 (0.47)
Alcohol use
 Binge drinking (binary) 4 604 3 1.20 (0.96, 1.49) 0.0 (0.00)
 Greater use (continuous) 2 633 4 1.08 (0.91, 1.28) 67.0 (0.02)
Substance use
 Marijuana use 4 192 3 1.23 (0.93, 1.64) 0.0 (0.00)
 Other substance use 4 192 3 1.43 (0.81, 2.54) 71.1 (0.18)
Experience of child abuse 1 397 4 1.30 (0.93, 1.80) 0.0 (0.00)
Antisocial behavior
 In adolescence 1 342 3 1.15 (0.96, 1.37) 0.0 (0.00)
 In childhood 880 2 1.03 (0.89, 1.19) 88.1 (0.01)
Traditional gender role attitudes 865 2 1.16 (0.94, 1.42) 0.0 (0.00)
Relational level
Relationship status
 Married 6 410 3 0.93 (0.87, 0.99) 0.0 (0.00)
 Cohabiting 1 231 2 1.52 (0.90, 2.55) 69.1 (0.10)
Women’s family structure (single parent) 3 268 4 1.57 (0.86, 2.88) 44.0 (0.16)
Women’s higher relationship satisfaction 2 703 3 0.79 (0.56, 1.12) 89.9 (0.09)
Positive woman–parent relationship 2 474 2 0.96 (0.91, 1.02) 77.8 (0.00)
Women’s parents’ education: less than high school 2 452 3 1.55 (1.10, 2.17) 0.0 (0.00)
Greater partner alcohol use 1 550 2 1.07 (0.97, 1.17) 0.0 (0.00)
Women’s association with deviant peers 949 2 0.86 (0.66, 1.12) 0.0 (0.00)
Women’s family SES (lower) 813 2 1.58 (0.78, 3.20) 0.0 (0.00)
Partner’s experience of greater parental monitoring 365 2 1.69 (0.65, 4.39) 76.7 (0.38)
Community level
Neighborhood disadvantage 2 807 3 0.93 (0.87, 1.00) 0.0 (0.00)
Residential instability 4 955 2 0.45 (0.06, 3.33) 83.7 (1.81)
Higher social support 6 068 3 0.96 (0.88, 1.04) 68.9 (0.00)

Note. CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio; SES = socioeconomic status.