@article{ref1,
title="Intimate partner violence among women in a migrant community in southwest Nigeria",
journal="International quarterly of community health education",
year="2006",
author="Owoaje, Eme T. and Olaolorun, Funmilola M.",
volume="25",
number="4",
pages="337-349",
abstract="This descriptive cross sectional study was conducted to determine attitudes to and the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) among women of reproductive age in a migrant community in southwest Nigeria. All consenting females aged 15-49 years in the area sampled were interviewed. A structured questionnaire administered in the local language was used to obtain information on attitudes toward IPV in seven hypothetical situations as well as their exposure to IPV. Eighty-seven percent of women had ever experienced IPV, while 20% experienced IPV in the preceding 12 months. Regarding attitudes to IPV, 79.5% of women believed that wife beating was justified in at least one of seven situations. Respondents who were not living with a male partner were more likely than their counterparts who were married/cohabiting to accept IPV (p = 0.03). There is a need for a cultural reorientation through appropriate health education interventions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0272-684X",
doi="10.2190/Q6M3-0270-1284-86KU",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/Q6M3-0270-1284-86KU"
}