Background
Intimate Partner violence
(IPV) is one of the common forms of violence against women and is a global
public health problem that transcends social, economic, religious and cultural
groups. It is often perceived as a private problem or a normal part of life but
it contributes greatly to morbidity and mortality.
Objective
To assess the prevalence and
correlates of intimate partner violence by male civil servants in Oyo State
Secretariat Ibadan, Nigeria.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was
conducted using a multi-stage sampling technique. A total of 609 respondents
completed a pre-tested self-administered questionnaire. Data were analysed
using SPSS version 18 and STATA version 12. Chi-square statistic was used to
test associations between categorical variables and predictors of perpetration
of intimate partner violence were determined using logistic regression model at
a level of statistical significance of 5%.
Result
The mean age was 38.8±9.9
years and about 74.5% were married. The prevalence of IPV perpetration in the
12 months preceding the study was 66.0%. The prevalence of controlling
behaviour was 52.2%, psychological abuse − 31.2%, sexual violence − 23.0%, and
physical violence − 11.7%. The predictors of perpetrating any form of IPV
included previous history of physical fight with another woman [OR: 2.4 (95%
CI: 1.30–3.40)], having a negative attitude towards wife beating [OR 2.5 [95%
CI: 1.85–3.42], childhood exposure to parental IPV [OR: 2.1 (95% CI:
1.30–3.41)] and use of alcohol [OR: 1.6 (95% CI: 1.14–2.15].
Conclusion
The different types of IPV
were prevalent among the male civil servants, despite their educational status.
Strategies to stop IPV should include male education to change attitudes that
encourage violence in relationships to use of non-violent conflict resolution
strategies. Education should also include the dangers of alcohol abuse and
involvement in physical fights.
Below: Prevalence of different forms of intimate partner violence perpetrated in the last 12 months of the study
Below: Reasons for which wife beating was justified among the respondents with negative attitudes towards wife beating
Full article at: http://goo.gl/35EXAG
By:
1Department of Community Medicine,
University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
2Department of Epidemiology and Medical
Statistics, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
3Department of Emergency Medicine, North
Western University, Chicago
Corresponding author: Dr Adebola Afolake Adejimi, Department
of Community Medicine, University College Hospital, P.M.B 5116, Ibadan, Oyo
State, Nigeria. Email: moc.oohay@imijedaalobeda Tel.: +2348033894761
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