@article{ref1,
title="Experience of intimate partner violence among female health workers in South East Nigeria",
journal="Mental health, religion and culture",
year="2017",
author="Aguocha, Chinyere Mirian and Duru, Chukwuma B. and Onoh, Robinson C. and Olose, Emmanuel Omamurhomu and Igwe, Monday Nwite and Amadi, Kennedy Uzoma and Ogwunga, Julia Nonyerem",
volume="20",
number="8",
pages="827-840",
abstract="Intimate partner violence (IPV) is one of the most pervasive forms of violence against women with few studies documenting the magnitude of the problem among female health workers. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study of 392 female health workers. A pre-tested semi-structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Data were analysed using SPSS Version 15. About 56.6% of the health workers had a lifetime experience of abuse. Verbal (100%) and sexual abuse (71.7%) were the commonest forms of abuse. Most (85.5%) of those who had ever been abused justified it (X² = 86.5, p =.00, OR; 2.3; 1.9-2.7). Respondents >40 years (OR = 8.9, p =.00) and Protestants (X² = 9.1, p =.00, OR: 1.9; 1.3-2.9 had the highest likelihood of ever experiencing any form of abuse. Only 94 (46.8%) of the currently abused have ever complained about their experience. In view of the high level of justification of abuse, female health workers should be educated on IPV.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1367-4676",
doi="10.1080/13674676.2017.1414169",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2017.1414169"
}