Citation

Shaikh MA. J. Pak. Med. Assoc. 2023; 73(1): 153-156.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, Pakistan Medical Association)

DOI

10.47391/JPMA.02-23

PMID

36842028

Abstract

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global public health concern and requires nuanced health policy response for effective addressal at the subnational level. Using the nationally and county level representative data from the 2019-20 Demographic and Health Survey of Liberia, the prevalence of IPV was computed for each of the sixteen Liberian counties in 15 - 49-year-old women. Additionally, prevalence of IPV acceptance and having parental IPV were also computed. Prevalence of each of the three metrics were mapped by county, in addition to bivariate mapping of the three attributes.

RESULTS demonstrate wide chasms in prevalence at the county level. Several countries with high prevalence of one metric were correlated with the high prevalence of the other two metrics, and vice versa. Albeit nuanced differences in associations at the county level were also observed.

FINDINGS auger for nuanced health policy measures to address IPV more effectively in Liberia.

Language: en

Keywords

Prevalence, Liberia, Benchmarking, Intimate Partner, Violence.