Risk factors for the prevalence of domestic violence against women in Cyprus

• Results from the first national survey on domestic violence against women in Cyprus.
• We present significant risk factors for the prevalence of domestic violence against women.
• Contribution to the disclosure of a very serious problem for the Cypriot society.

This paper, which is based on the first national survey on domestic violence against women in Cyprus, presents the risk factors associated with the prevalence of domestic violence. The sample size of the survey is 1107 Greek-speaking women living in the area controlled by the Republic of Cyprus. Overall, 28% of the women that took part in the survey report to have suffered domestic violence from their partner or husband at least once in their lives. Multiple logistic regression shows that age, marital status, place of living and family budget are significant risk factors for the prevalence of domestic violence against women in Cyprus.