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Community Psychology: Common Values, Diverse PracticesAmong the factors related to the women, only forced or unwanted first sexual intercourse was independentlyassociated with exposure to partner violence (AOR 2.50; 95% CI 1.05-5.96). All other factors (including therelationship factors) were not independently related to IPV.The box below shows all factors that are significantly associated with IPV in a pictorial representation of theecological framework.ConclusionsThe majority of risk factors for IPV, when controlling for all others, are related to the male partner. A long-termviolence prevention programmes should target boys growing up in families where the father is violent, as theywere three times more likely to be perpetrators of IPV in their adulthood compared to other men (withoutexperience of DV in their childhood).ReferenceDjikanovic, B., H.A.F.M. Jansen, S. Otasevic. Factors associated with intimate partner violence against women inSerbia: a cross-sectional study. J Epidemiol Community Health, published on 24 Aug 2009; doi: 10,1136/jech.2009.090415.229