Risk factors for violence against women in high-prevalence settings: a mixed-methods systematic review and meta-synthesis

J Mannell, H Lowe, L Brown, R Mukerji… - BMJ global …, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Violence against women (VAW) affects one in three women globally. In some
countries, women are at much higher risk. We examined risk factors for VAW in countries …

Prevalence and associated factors of intimate partner violence among married women during COVID-19 pandemic restrictions: a community-based study

AW Tadesse, SM Tarekegn… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Ethiopia has taken unprecedented preventive measures, such as confinement to home and
closure of schools and offices to halt the spread of Corona virus pandemic in the country …

[HTML][HTML] Polygyny and intimate partner violence in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from 16 cross-sectional demographic and health surveys

BO Ahinkorah - SSM-Population Health, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa, where intimate partner violence has been found to be
predominant, several scholars have made efforts to understand its predictors. Socio …

Correlates of intimate partner violence among urban women in sub-Saharan Africa

CO Izugbara, MO Obiyan, TT Degfie, A Bhatti - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Introduction The dynamics of intimate partner violence (IPV)—one of the world's leading
public health problems—in urban Africa remain poorly understood. Yet, urban areas are key …

Association between girl-child marriage and intimate partner violence in Sub-Saharan Africa: insights from a multicountry analysis of demographic and health surveys

BO Ahinkorah, OM Onayemi, AA Seidu… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
While considerable attention has been given to the health consequences of child marriage
in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), limited studies exist on its impact on intimate partner violence …

Intimate partner violence against married and cohabiting women in sub-Saharan Africa: does sexual autonomy matter?

RG Aboagye, LK Dadzie, F Arthur-Holmes, J Okyere… - Reproductive health, 2022 - Springer
Background Literature shows that women's sexual autonomy, which refers to women's
capacity to refuse sex and ask a partner to use condom, has significant implications on the …

An examination of physical violence against women and its justification in development settings in Uganda

P Bukuluki, P Kisaakye, SP Wandiembe, T Musuya… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
This paper uses data from a community cross-sectional survey to examine the factors that
are associated with justification of physical violence against women. Results indicate that …

Prevalence and correlates of intimate partner violence among ever-married men in Uganda: a cross-sectional survey

D Gubi, SO Wandera - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background There is limited research on intimate partner violence (IPV) among ever-
married men in Uganda. This paper aimed to establish the extent and correlates of …

Intimate partner violence and its associated factors among reproductive-age women in East Africa:-A generalized mixed effect robust poisson regression model

ZT Tessema, WM Gebrie, GA Tesema, TS Alemneh… - PLoS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) has published estimates revealing that
around one out of every three women across the globe has been a victim of either physical …

Is intimate partner violence vertically transmitted among women in sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from demographic health surveys between 2010 and 2019

OA Alawode, OA Bolarinwa, JM Hajjar… - International journal for …, 2023 - Springer
Background Violence against women is a major human rights violation, and the continuous
occurrence of this can have many implications for women's social and health outcomes. The …