Correlates of wife abuse in the Maseno and Nairobi areas of Kenya
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9973616 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Japheth Jaoko (Campbellsville University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 9-18 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0020872809348864 |
| OpenAlex | W2078981802 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
This study measured the prevalence of wife abuse among a group of women in the Maseno and Nairobi areas of Kenya. Of the 208 women participants, 49.5% reported having experienced abuse.The best predictors of abuse were a history of violence in the husband’s family of origin and substance abuse by the husband
Domestic violence · Environmental health · Poison control · Political science · Psychiatry · Substance abuse · Suicide prevention · Wife · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues
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