TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Experience of intimate partner violence among rural women in Southwest, Nigeria
JO  - African journal of reproductive health
A1  - Awolaran, Olusegun
A1  - Olaolorun, Funmilola M.
A1  - Asuzu, Michael C.
SP  - 113
EP  - 124
VL  - 25
IS  - 5
N2  - Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health issue that affects 1 in 3 women globally. Women's experiences of IPV in rural southwest Nigeria was examined in this study, conducted between July and August, 2019. A total of 677 women participated in this survey which employed a mobile phone application. <br><br>RESULTS revealed that the prevalence of experience of IPV was 39.4%. Experience of IPV was significantly higher among women who had been married longer (AOR = 2.09, 95% CI: 1.23, 2.93), completed secondary school (AOR = 1.81, 95% CI: 1.07, 3.05), were in the middle or richer wealth tertiles (AOR (95% CI= 1.59, 1.02, 2.51 and 1.84, 1.19, 2.84 respectively), and who justified IPV (AOR = 1.44, 95% CI: 1.00, 2.06). The prevalence of IPV among women in southwest Nigeria is high and determining factors are multi-faceted, hence the need for community sensitization interventions designed to address social norms that justify partner violence.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1118-4841
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.29063/ajrh2021/v25i5.12
ID  - ref1
ER  -