Seema Vyas|Lori Heise
How do area-level socioeconomic status and gender norms affect partner violence against women? Evidence from Tanzania
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre|Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre
explore arealevel socioeconomic status genderrelated norms influence partner violence women tanzania analysed data 2010 tanzania demographic health survey used multilevel logistic regression estimate individual communitylevel effects womens risk current partner violence prevalence current partner violence 361 however variation prevalence exists across communities twentynine percent variation logodds partner violence due communitylevel influences adjusting individuallevel characteristics variation falls 10 falls 8 adjusting additional communitylevel factors higher levels womens acceptance towards wife beating male unemployment years schooling among men associated higher risk partner violence however higher levels women paid work associated lower risk arealevel poverty inequitable gender norms associated higher risk partner violence empowerment strategies along addressing social attitudes likely achieve reductions rates partner violence women tanzania similar lowincome country settings