Purpose

This paper aims to estimate the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) in the UK general population and in the low-risk clinical population and to identify the methodological challenges presented by this task.

Design/methodology/approach

A rapid review of the evidence was conducted. Data were extracted with the help of pre-designed tools and were synthesised to answer the two study aims. The data extracted was both qualitative and quantitative.

Findings

In the general population, crime survey data gave a range of past-year IPV prevalence from 1.8% to 4.5%. This was higher in women than men (2.5%–6.3% vs 0.9%–2.7%). In both the general and low-risk clinical population, there was little data on pregnant women or gay men and lesbians. No significant relationships between IPV and ethnicity were found. Different surveys used different definitions of IPV and domestic violence, making it difficult to give an accurate estimate. There were also problems with data accuracy.

Originality/value

This research is original and contributes to the knowledge about IPV screening and if prevalence studies help.

中文翻译：

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英国公布的亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV) 流行率有多准确和有用？快速审查和方法论评论

目的

本文旨在估计英国一般人群和低风险临床人群中亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV) 的流行率，并确定该任务提出的方法学挑战。

设计/方法/方法

对证据进行了快速审查。在预先设计的工具的帮助下提取数据并进行合成以回答两个研究目标。提取的数据是定性和定量的。

发现

在一般人群中，犯罪调查数据给出了过去一年 IPV 流行率的范围，从 1.8% 到 4.5%。女性的这一比例高于男性（2.5%–6.3% 对 0.9%–2.7%）。在一般和低风险临床人群中，关于孕妇或男同性恋者和女同性恋者的数据很少。未发现 IPV 与种族之间存在显着关系。不同的调查对 IPV 和家庭暴力使用了不同的定义，因此很难给出准确的估计。数据准确性也存在问题。

原创性/价值

这项研究是原创的，有助于了解 IPV 筛查以及流行率研究是否有帮助。