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It is particularly prevalent in low\u2011 and middle\u2011income countries, where reproductive\u2011age women face heightened risks due to cultural norms, poverty, and weak legal protections. It is linked to severe mental, physical, and reproductive health consequences, as well as intergenerational and societal impacts. Using recent demographic and health survey data, this study provides updated cross\u2011regional insights into intimate partner violence among women in Africa and Asia to inform culturally tailored interventions and strengthen policy frameworks.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional study was conducted using recent demographic and health survey data (2022\u20132024) from twelve countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, including 88,414 women aged 15\u201349 years. Intimate partner violence was measured using 13 self\u2011reported items adapted from the Conflict Tactics Scale and coded as a binary outcome. Explanatory variables were selected based on the WHO ecological model, covering individual, relationship, community, and societal factors. Weighted data were analyzed in STATA 17 using multilevel logistic regression to account for clustering, with associations reported as adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The overall prevalence of intimate partner violence among reproductive\u2011age women in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia was 29.51% (95% CI: 29.21\u201329.81), with emotional (21.03%) being most common. Prevalence ranged from 51.74% in the Democratic Republic of Congo to 13.53% in the Philippines. Multilevel analysis identified significant predictors, including age, education, marital and employment status, early cohabitation, number of children, maternal abuse exposure, attitudes toward wife\u2011beating, partner jealousy, fear of partner, smoking, partner alcohol use, and region. Notably, partner alcohol consumption (AOR\u2009=\u20093.10), fear of partner (AOR\u2009=\u20092.98), and partner jealousy (AOR\u2009=\u20092.96) showed the strongest associations with intimate partner violence.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Nearly one in three reproductive\u2011age women experienced intimate partner violence, highlighting its magnitude and public health importance. Intimate partner violence was strongly associated with socio\u2011demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal factors and regional differences. These findings call for multi\u2011level interventions that promote women\u2019s empowerment, challenge harmful gender norms, strengthen legal frameworks, and expand community\u2011based support, while future longitudinal and qualitative research should deepen understanding and guide evidence\u2011based policy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0353669","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,30]],"date-time":"2026-07-30T17:31:49Z","timestamp":1785432709000},"page":"e0353669","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Prevalence and associated factors of intimate partner violence against reproductive-age women in Africa and Asia regions: Insights from 2022\u20132024 DHS datasets"],"prefix":"10.1371","volume":"21","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9316-245X","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Enyew Getaneh","family":"Mekonen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"340","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,30]]},"reference":[{"issue":"10258","key":"pone.0353669.ref001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1223","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(20)30752-2","article-title":"Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990\u20132019: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019","volume":"396","author":"CJ Murray","year":"2020","journal-title":"The Lancet"},{"key":"pone.0353669.ref002","unstructured":"Assembly UG. 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