Experience of intimate partner violence among female health workers in South East Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19503714 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chinyere Aguocha (0000-0001-5798-8900, Imo State University Teaching Hospital, corresponding author), Chinyere Mirian Aguocha (Imo State University Teaching Hospital), Chukwuma B Duru (Imo State University Teaching Hospital), Robinson C Onoh (Federal Medical Centre), Robinson Onoh (Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki), Emmanuel Omamurhomu Olose (0000-0003-3626-2216, Deapartment of Psychiatry, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria), Monday Nwite Igwe (Ebonyi State University), Kennedy U Amadi (0000-0003-0703-0854, University of Nigeria), Julia Nonyerem Ogwunga (Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education, Owerri) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 827-840 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mental Health Religion & Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-4676 • E-ISSN: 1469-9737 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13674676.2017.1414169 |
| OpenAlex | W2782284936 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 28 |
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is one of the most pervasive forms of violence against women with few studies documenting the magnitude of the problem among female health workers. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study of 392 female health workers. A pre-tested semi-structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Data were analysed using SPSS Version 15. About 56.6% of the health workers had a lifetime experience of abuse. Verbal (100%) and sexual abuse (71.7%) were the commonest forms of abuse. Most (85.5%) of those who had ever been abused justified it (X2 = 86.5, p = .00, OR; 2.3; 1.9–2.7). Respondents >40 years (OR = 8.9, p = .00) and Protestants (X2 = 9.1, p = .00, OR: 1.9; 1.3–2.9 had the highest likelihood of ever experiencing any form of abuse. Only 94 (46.8%) of the currently abused have ever complained about their experience. In view of the high level of justification of abuse, female health workers should be educated on IPV
Descriptive research · Domestic violence · Environmental health · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Sexual abuse · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Verbal abuse · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2023 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |