TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Intimate partner violence among women in a migrant community in southwest Nigeria
JO  - International quarterly of community health education
A1  - Owoaje, Eme T.
A1  - Olaolorun, Funmilola M.
SP  - 337
EP  - 349
VL  - 25
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0272-684X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/Q6M3-0270-1284-86KU
ID  - ref1
ER  -