Citation

Ansari U, Cobham B, Etim EM, Ahamad HM, Owan NO, Tijani Y, Cockcroft A, Andersson N. Violence Against Women 2017; 23(4): 469-481.

Affiliation

McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801216644072

PMID

27121216

Abstract

A household survey and focus group discussions examined the frequency and risk factors for physical intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy in two Nigerian states. Some 22% of women in Cross River and 9% in Bauchi reported IPV in their last pregnancy. The risk was higher in communities where more women reported IPV in the past year and lower among less poor women with more educated partners. Women were more likely to experience IPV in pregnancy if they had an income and decided how to spend it. Efforts to reduce IPV in pregnancy should involve communities as well as individuals.

© The Author(s) 2016.

Language: en