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Power and Protection: The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Contraceptive Behavior in Latin America

Garofalo, Arianna LU (2025) EKHS01 20251
Department of Economic History
Abstract
In Latin America, gender-based violence and barriers to reproductive autonomy remain widespread. This paper investigates the association between women’s experience of intimate partner violence (IPV) and contraceptive behavior, focusing on three dimensions: use, choice of method effectiveness, and discontinuation. I perform a cross-sectional analysis with binary and multinomial logistic regressions, using data from Demographic and Health Surveys in the years 2012-2015 for four countries: Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, and Peru. The results reveal that the relationship between IPV and contraception is context-dependent. In Colombia, violence appears to be an instrument for reproductive coercion, limiting contraceptive autonomy. Conversely,... (More)
In Latin America, gender-based violence and barriers to reproductive autonomy remain widespread. This paper investigates the association between women’s experience of intimate partner violence (IPV) and contraceptive behavior, focusing on three dimensions: use, choice of method effectiveness, and discontinuation. I perform a cross-sectional analysis with binary and multinomial logistic regressions, using data from Demographic and Health Surveys in the years 2012-2015 for four countries: Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, and Peru. The results reveal that the relationship between IPV and contraception is context-dependent. In Colombia, violence appears to be an instrument for reproductive coercion, limiting contraceptive autonomy. Conversely, in Guatemala, IPV seems to incentivize contraceptive use, to avoid childbearing in an abusive environment. However, the results for Peru and Honduras are mixed. The findings highlight the need for family planning policies to integrate IPV screening, recognizing that contraceptive adoption depends not only on accessibility but on sociocultural factors and couples’ clashing fertility preferences. (Less)
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author
Garofalo, Arianna LU
supervisor
organization
course
EKHS01 20251
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
intimate partner violence, Latin America, contraception, women
language
English
id
9200467
date added to LUP
2025-06-17 14:27:08
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2025-06-17 14:27:11
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  abstract     = {{In Latin America, gender-based violence and barriers to reproductive autonomy remain widespread. This paper investigates the association between women’s experience of intimate partner violence (IPV) and contraceptive behavior, focusing on three dimensions: use, choice of method effectiveness, and discontinuation. I perform a cross-sectional analysis with binary and multinomial logistic regressions, using data from Demographic and Health Surveys in the years 2012-2015 for four countries: Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, and Peru. The results reveal that the relationship between IPV and contraception is context-dependent. In Colombia, violence appears to be an instrument for reproductive coercion, limiting contraceptive autonomy. Conversely, in Guatemala, IPV seems to incentivize contraceptive use, to avoid childbearing in an abusive environment. However, the results for Peru and Honduras are mixed. The findings highlight the need for family planning policies to integrate IPV screening, recognizing that contraceptive adoption depends not only on accessibility but on sociocultural factors and couples’ clashing fertility preferences.}},
  author       = {{Garofalo, Arianna}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Power and Protection: The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Contraceptive Behavior in Latin America}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}