Department of Prevention and Community Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 19;20(3):1878. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20031878.
Increased risk of intimate partner violence (IPV) has been well documented among women and girls living in conflict zones. However, how residence in a conflict area differentially impacts adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) compared to older women is less understood. This paper examines whether the levels of IPV changed more among AGYW compared to older women in six Boko Haram (BH)-affected States in Nigeria. The Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey data was used to compare the level of the three types of IPV (emotional, physical, and sexual) among AGYW compared to older women before and during the BH conflict (2008 and 2018). We ran a multiple linear regression model with an interaction term for ever-partnered female respondents living in six Northeast States, adjusting for relevant covariates. A significantly higher proportion of both older and younger women reported experiencing emotional and sexual IPV in 2018 than in 2008, with a higher increase reported among AGYW. Sexual IPV increased by six percentage points more among AGYW compared to older women. AGYW in the BH-affected States are more vulnerable to experiencing sexual IPV relative to older women. This study highlights the need for youth-focused IPV interventions in the BH-affected States.
在冲突地区生活的妇女和女孩中，亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）的风险增加已得到充分记录。然而，居住在冲突地区如何对青少年女孩和年轻妇女（AGYW）与老年妇女产生不同的影响，人们对此了解较少。本文研究了在尼日利亚六个受博科圣地（BH）影响的州，与老年妇女相比，AGYW 经历的 IPV 水平是否发生了更大的变化。本研究使用尼日利亚人口与健康调查数据，比较了在 BH 冲突之前（2008 年）和期间（2018 年）居住在六个东北部州的有过伴侣的女性受访者中，三种类型的 IPV（情感、身体和性）的水平。我们对生活在六个东北部州的有过伴侣的女性受访者进行了带有交互项的多项线性回归模型分析，同时调整了相关协变量。与 2008 年相比，2018 年有更多的老年和年轻女性报告经历了情感和性 IPV，而 AGYW 报告的增加幅度更高。与老年妇女相比，AGYW 经历的性 IPV 增加了六个百分点。与老年妇女相比，BH 受灾州的 AGYW 更容易经历性 IPV。本研究强调了在 BH 受灾州需要针对青年的 IPV 干预措施。
