Intimate partner violence against women in Nigeria: a multilevel study investigating the effect of women’s status and community norms

• Published in: BMC women's health Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 136 - 17
• Main Authors: Benebo, Faith Owunari, Schumann, Barbara, Vaezghasemi, Masoud
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 09.08.2018; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Community norms; Cross-sectional studies; Domestic violence; Empowerment; Equal rights; Gender equity; Human rights; Internet; Intimate partner violence; Men; Mental health; Multilevel analysis; Murders & murder attempts; Nigeria; Norms; Power; Public health; Random effects; Risk factors; Sexually transmitted diseases; Society; Violence against women; Womens health; women’s status; Nigeria; Africa; Community norms; women’s status; Multilevel analysis; Nigeria; Intimate partner violence

Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women has been recognised as a public health problem with far-reaching consequences for the physical, reproductive, and mental health of women. The ecological framework portrays intimate partner violence as a multifaceted phenomenon, demonstrating the interpla...