Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Intimate Partner Violence and Its Determinants Among Female Nursing Students in Abakaliki, Southeast Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16914779 |
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| Authors | Chidebe Christian Anikwe (0000-0002-3730-621X, Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, corresponding author), Helen I Anikwe (Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki), Bartholomew C Okorochukwu (Federal Medical Centre), Cyril Chijioke Ikeoha (Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki), Arinze C Ikeotuonye (Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki), Richard L Ewah (0000-0002-4208-7576, Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki), Justus N Eze, JN Eze (0000-0002-4695-071X, Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | SAGE Open (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/21582440231154461 |
| OpenAlex | W4321380173 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 31 |
To assess the knowledge, attitude, practice, and determinants of intimate partner violence (IPV) among nursing female student in a tertiary hospital in Abakaliki. A cross-sectional descriptive study was done in a tertiary hospital in Abakaliki between 1st March 2018 and 31st August 2018 among 450 nursing female student. They were interviewed using a Composite Abuse Scale (CAS) version 2013. Analysis was done using IBM SPSS Statistic version 20. The prevalence of any type of IPV among respondents was 47.8%. The majority (70.9%) were aware of IPV and the commonest mode of information was mass media (60.0%). Majority of the respondent would resort to prayer following IPV and only 15.5% would report to police. The most common form of abuse reported was emotional &or harassment abuse (26.6%). Student’s age (OR = 0.42; 95% CI [0.41, 0.92]), social class (OR = 0.60; 95% CI [0.40, 0.90]), level of study (OR = 0.45; 95% CI [0.29, 0.68]), and partner’s level of education (OR = 0.60; 95% CI [0.42, 0.88]) were determinant of respondent experiencing IPV. Less than 50% of the respondent were aware of legislation against IPV. The study shows a high level of IPV among the studied group. Screening for IPV is advocated among the students’ population especially among the young adolescent. Efforts should also be made by the government to increase awareness about Nigerian law against IPV
Domestic violence · Environmental health · Family medicine · Poison control · Population · Respondent · Suicide prevention · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Nursing · Sex work and related issues
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