Female autonomy and intimate partner violence
Findings from the Zimbabwe demographic and health survey, 2015
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15097969 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Annah Vimbai Bengesai (0000-0002-2711-8530, University of KwaZulu-Natal, corresponding author), H T Abdullah Khan (0000-0002-1817-3730, The Graduate School, University of West London) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 927-944 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13691058.2020.1743880 |
| PMID | 32285753 |
| OpenAlex | W3015760998 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 41 |
Intimate partner violence is a persistent social problem in Zimbabwe and has been linked to patriarchal attitudes that promote the superiority of men in marital relationships while denying women agency. Using 2015 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey data, we examined the influence of female autonomy on intimate partner violence. Our analysis was restricted to 2847 women who were in some form of sexual union. Consistent with earlier studies, our results show that more than 40% of the women had experienced some form of intimate partner violence. The most prevalent form of intimate partner violence was emotional violence, followed by physical violence and sexual violence. Low levels of economic autonomy and supportive attitudes towards wife-beating increased the risk of intimate partner violence, while late marriage reduced the risk of all forms of intimate partner violence. Findings provide a basis for interventions that may increase economic control and improve decision making for women, although the association between economic violence and economic decision making requires further research that examines the possibility of reverse causality
Agency (philosophy · Autonomy · Criminology · Domestic violence · Environmental health · Patriarchy · Poison control · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Sexual violence · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Wife · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |