Spousal age difference and associated predictors of intimate partner violence in Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | Adebowale, Ayo Stephen | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-04-17T08:24:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-04-17T08:24:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-02-02 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2018-04-09T15:06:11Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: The growth in Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) cases among couples in Nigeria has been significant in recent years. Victims, which are often females, face numerous health challenges, including early death. I examined the linkages between spousal age differences and IPV in Nigeria. Method: The couples recode data section of the 2013 Nigeria Demographic Health and Survey was used (n = 6765). Intimate partner violence was measured using 13-item questions. Data were analyzed using the logistic regression model (α = .05). Results: The mean spousal age difference was 8.20 ± 5.0 years. About 23.5, 18.0, 13.5 and 4.7% of couples surveyed had experienced some form of IPV, emotional, physical and sexual violence respectively. Also, IPV prevalence was 27.0, 23.7, 22.0 and 18.7% among couples with age differences of 0–4, 5–9, 10–14 and ≥15 years respectively; this pattern was exhibited across all domains of IPV. Among women who experienced physical violence, 20.5% had only bruises, 8.0% had at least one case of eye injuries, sprains and/or dislocations, and 3.7% had either one or more cases of wounds, broken bones or broken teeth. The identified predictors of IPV were: family size, ethnicity, household wealth, education, number of marital unions and husband drinks alcohol. The unadjusted likelihood of IPV was 1.60 (C.I = 1.30–1.98, p < 0.001) and 1.35 (C.I = 1.10–1.64, p < 0.01) higher in households where the spousal age difference was 0–4 and 5–9 years respectively, than the likelihoods among those with a spousal age difference ≥ 15 years, but the strength of the association weakens when other variables were included in the model. Conclusion: The level of IPV was generally high in Nigeria, but it reduced with increasing spousal age difference. This study underscores the need for men to reach a certain level of maturity before marriage, as this is likely to reduce the level of IPV in Nigeria. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Adebowale, A. S. (2018). Spousal age difference and associated predictors of intimate partner violence in Nigeria. <i>BMC Public Health</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27800 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Adebowale, Ayo Stephen "Spousal age difference and associated predictors of intimate partner violence in Nigeria." <i>BMC Public Health</i> (2018) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27800 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | BMC Public Health. 2018 Feb 02;18(1):212 | |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Adebowale, Ayo Stephen AB - Background: The growth in Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) cases among couples in Nigeria has been significant in recent years. Victims, which are often females, face numerous health challenges, including early death. I examined the linkages between spousal age differences and IPV in Nigeria. Method: The couples recode data section of the 2013 Nigeria Demographic Health and Survey was used (n = 6765). Intimate partner violence was measured using 13-item questions. Data were analyzed using the logistic regression model (α = .05). Results: The mean spousal age difference was 8.20 ± 5.0 years. About 23.5, 18.0, 13.5 and 4.7% of couples surveyed had experienced some form of IPV, emotional, physical and sexual violence respectively. Also, IPV prevalence was 27.0, 23.7, 22.0 and 18.7% among couples with age differences of 0–4, 5–9, 10–14 and ≥15 years respectively; this pattern was exhibited across all domains of IPV. Among women who experienced physical violence, 20.5% had only bruises, 8.0% had at least one case of eye injuries, sprains and/or dislocations, and 3.7% had either one or more cases of wounds, broken bones or broken teeth. The identified predictors of IPV were: family size, ethnicity, household wealth, education, number of marital unions and husband drinks alcohol. The unadjusted likelihood of IPV was 1.60 (C.I = 1.30–1.98, p < 0.001) and 1.35 (C.I = 1.10–1.64, p < 0.01) higher in households where the spousal age difference was 0–4 and 5–9 years respectively, than the likelihoods among those with a spousal age difference ≥ 15 years, but the strength of the association weakens when other variables were included in the model. Conclusion: The level of IPV was generally high in Nigeria, but it reduced with increasing spousal age difference. This study underscores the need for men to reach a certain level of maturity before marriage, as this is likely to reduce the level of IPV in Nigeria. DA - 2018-02-02 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1186/s12889-018-5118-1 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - BMC Public Health LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2018 T1 - Spousal age difference and associated predictors of intimate partner violence in Nigeria TI - Spousal age difference and associated predictors of intimate partner violence in Nigeria UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27800 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5118-1 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27800 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Adebowale AS. Spousal age difference and associated predictors of intimate partner violence in Nigeria. BMC Public Health. 2018; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27800. | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | BioMed Central | |
| dc.publisher.department | Centre for Actuarial Research (CARE) | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Commerce | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.rights.holder | The Author(s). | |
| dc.source | BMC Public Health | |
| dc.source.uri | https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/ | |
| dc.subject.other | Spousal age difference | |
| dc.subject.other | Intimate partner violence | |
| dc.subject.other | Couples | |
| dc.subject.other | Nigeria | |
| dc.title | Spousal age difference and associated predictors of intimate partner violence in Nigeria | |
| dc.type | Journal Article | |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
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