Social Indicators and Physical Abuse of Women by Intimate Partners: A Study of Women in Zambia
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2010
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Violence and Victims
Abstract
Intimate partner physical abuse (IPPA) of women is a societal problem with sinister implications
on health. IPPA has been integrally linked to social status though the direction of
association remains elusive, not the least in sub-Saharan Africa. This article investigated
the association between IPPA and social status of women in Zambia. Data comprising
3,969 currently partnered women were retrieved from the 2001 Zambian Demographic
and Health Survey and analyzed using chi-square test and logistic regression. IPPA augmented
with low education, income-generating activity, access to information, autonomy
over household health issues, and having tolerant attitudes toward IPPA. Tolerant attitude
toward IPPA and illiteracy were independent risk factors for IPPA. Educational interventions
are recommended to prevent IPPA in Zambia
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Women, Intimate partner, Physical abuse, Social status, DHS surveys, Zambia
Citation
Okenwa, L., & Lawoko, S. (2010). Social indicators and physical abuse of women by intimate partners: A study of women in Zambia. Violence and Victims , 25 (2), 278-288. DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.25.2.278