Alabi Tunde A, Ramsden Mark J
Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lagos, Nigeria.
Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Heliyon. 2021 Oct 20;7(10):e08191. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08191. eCollection 2021 Oct.
The world over, more than one-third of women have been victims of either physical or sexual violence, or both, most of which are perpetrated by intimate partners. Intimate partner violence (IPV) has negative consequences for women's health, socio-economic and psychological wellbeing. Similarly, acceptance of IPV has negative implications for its spread, sympathy for victims, and utilisation of antenatal and postnatal healthcare services among women. This study investigates the influence of age, education, location, religion, marriage type, employment, wealth level, extramarital sex, smoking, internet use, media exposure and decision making on the justification of IPV, and how the associations vary between men and women. The study utilised the 2018 Nigeria's Demographic and Health Survey. The data analysed was comprised of 8,018 men and 28,888 women who were married or living with a partner. It was found that women are more likely to accept IPV than men (AOR: 1.627). Educational difference between spouses influences women's experience of and acceptance of IPV. Overall, being young, being uneducated, living in the north, being Muslim, being polygamous, being employed, being poor, having extra-marital sex, being a smoker, not having access to internet, and not being exposed to the media increased the odds of IPV justification. However, while Muslim women had higher odds of accepting IPV than Christians (AOR: 1.587), Muslim men have lower likelihood of IPV justification than Christian men (AOR: 0.759). Gender differences also exist in the influence of age, marriage type, employment, extra-marital sex, smoking, media exposure and decision making. This study underscores the importance of applying differing intervention programmes to men and women where necessary.
在全世界范围内，超过三分之一的女性曾遭受过身体暴力或性暴力，或两者皆有，其中大部分是由亲密伴侣实施的。亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）会对女性的健康、社会经济状况和心理健康产生负面影响。同样，对亲密伴侣暴力的接受也会对其传播、对受害者的同情以及女性对产前和产后医疗保健服务的利用产生负面影响。本研究调查了年龄、教育程度、地点、宗教、婚姻类型、就业、财富水平、婚外性行为、吸烟、互联网使用、媒体接触和决策对亲密伴侣暴力正当化的影响，以及这些关联在男性和女性之间如何不同。该研究利用了2018年尼日利亚人口与健康调查的数据。分析的数据包括8018名男性和28888名已婚或与伴侣同居的女性。研究发现，女性比男性更有可能接受亲密伴侣暴力（调整后比值比：1.627）。配偶之间的教育差异会影响女性对亲密伴侣暴力的经历和接受程度。总体而言，年轻、未受过教育、生活在北方、是穆斯林、实行一夫多妻制、有工作、贫穷婚外性行为、吸烟、无法使用互联网以及未接触媒体会增加亲密伴侣暴力正当化的几率。然而，虽然穆斯林女性比基督教女性接受亲密伴侣暴力的几率更高（调整后比值比：1.587），但穆斯林男性认为亲密伴侣暴力正当的可能性比基督教男性更低（调整后比值比：0.759）。在年龄、婚姻类型、就业、婚外性行为、吸烟、媒体接触和决策的影响方面也存在性别差异。本研究强调了在必要时对男性和女性应用不同干预方案的重要性。
