Social Indicators and Physical Abuse of Women by Intimate Partners: A Study of Women in Zambia

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dc.contributor.authorOkenwa, Leah
dc.contributor.authorLawoko, Stephen
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-25T10:47:06Z
dc.date.available2022-05-25T10:47:06Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractIntimate 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 Zambiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationOkenwa, 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: 10.1891/0886-6708.25.2.278en_US
dc.identifier.other10.1891/0886-6708.25.2.278
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/3320
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherViolence and Victimsen_US
dc.subjectWomenen_US
dc.subjectIntimate partneren_US
dc.subjectPhysical abuseen_US
dc.subjectSocial statusen_US
dc.subjectDHS surveysen_US
dc.subjectZambiaen_US
dc.titleSocial Indicators and Physical Abuse of Women by Intimate Partners: A Study of Women in Zambiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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