Empowerment, partner’s behaviours and intimate partner physical violence among married women in Uganda
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Date
2013
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BMC public health
Abstract
There is dearth of knowledge and research about the role of empowerment, partners’ behaviours and
intimate partner physical violence (IPPV) among married women in Uganda. This paper examined the influence of
women’s empowerment and partners’ behaviours on IPPV among married women in Uganda.
Methods: The 2011 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey data were used, selecting a weighted sample of
1,307 women in union considered for the domestic violence module. Cross tabulations (chi-square tests) and
multivariate logistic regressions were used to identify factors associated with IPPV.
Results: The prevalence of IPPV among women in union in Uganda is still high (41%). Women’s occupation was
the only measure of empowerment that was significantly associated with IPPV, where women in professional
employment were less likely to experience IPPV. Women from wealthy households were less likely to experience
IPPV. IPPV was more likely to be reported by women who had ever had children and witnessed parental IPPV. IPPV
was also more likely to be reported by women whose husbands or partners: accused them of unfaithfulness, did
not permit them to meet female friends, insisted on knowing their whereabouts and sometimes or often got
drunk. Women who were afraid their partners were also more likely to report IPPV.
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Intimate partner violence, Decision-making, Alcohol, Controlling behaviours, Uganda
Citation
Kwagala, B., Wandera, S. O., Ndugga, P., & Kabagenyi, A. (2013). Empowerment, partner’s behaviours and intimate partner physical violence among married women in Uganda. BMC public health, 13(1), 1-10.http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1112