Empowerment, partner’s behaviours and intimate partner physical violence among married women in Uganda

dc.contributor.authorKwagala, Betty
dc.contributor.authorOjiambo Wandera, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorNdugga, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorKabagenyi, Allen
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-07T10:26:11Z
dc.date.available2022-03-07T10:26:11Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThere 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKwagala, 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/1471-2458/13/1112en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1112
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2446
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMC public healthen_US
dc.subjectIntimate partner violenceen_US
dc.subjectDecision-makingen_US
dc.subjectAlcoholen_US
dc.subjectControlling behavioursen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleEmpowerment, partner’s behaviours and intimate partner physical violence among married women in Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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