Population Studies, School of Statistics and Planning, Makerere University, Uganda.
Population Studies and Demography, North-West University (Mafikeng Campus) South Africa.
J Biosoc Sci. 2022 Nov;54(6):925-938. doi: 10.1017/S0021932021000444. Epub 2021 Sep 9.
The study examined the argument that cohabitation as a form of union increases physical violence victimization among women. The study's aim was to assess the association between physical violence and other socio-demographic factors that influence physical violence among women. Self-reported data were extracted from the 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS), with a sample of 2479 couples, from the couple file. Chi-squared tests and multivariate Firth-logit regression models were used to examine the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization and marital status controlling for other social-demographic factors. There was no significant evidence that women in cohabiting union have a higher risk of exposure to physical violence in the Ugandan context. The risk of experiencing physical violence perpetration varied by birth cohort, with the most recent cohorts exhibiting a slightly higher risk of experiencing partner violence than previous cohorts. Significant factors found to be associated with an increased risk of experiencing IPV included being in the poorer, middle and richer compared with the poorest wealth tertile of income, residing in Eastern or Northern regions compared with the Central region, being affiliated to the Catholic faith compared with Anglican and having five or more children compared with 4 or fewer children. In conclusion, there is no evidence that physical violence is more pronounced among women in cohabiting unions compared with married women in Uganda.
本研究探讨了同居作为一种结合形式是否会增加女性遭受身体暴力侵害的论点。本研究旨在评估身体暴力与其他社会人口因素之间的关系，这些因素会影响女性遭受身体暴力的情况。本研究从夫妇档案中提取了 2016 年乌干达人口与健康调查（UDHS）的自我报告数据，样本量为 2479 对夫妇。采用卡方检验和多变量 Firth 对数回归模型，在控制其他社会人口因素的情况下，检验亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）受害与婚姻状况之间的关系。没有证据表明，在乌干达，同居的女性遭受身体暴力的风险更高。遭受身体暴力侵害的风险因出生队列而异，最近的队列比前几个队列经历伴侣暴力的风险略高。与 IPV 经历风险增加相关的显著因素包括与最贫穷、中等和较富裕相比处于最贫穷的收入三分位，与居住在东部或北部地区相比居住在中部地区，与圣公会相比信仰天主教，以及与 4 个或更少孩子相比有 5 个或更多孩子。总之，没有证据表明，与乌干达已婚妇女相比，同居的女性遭受身体暴力的情况更为严重。
