Adebowale A S, Salawu M M, Fagbamigbe A F, Fawole O I
Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Population and Health Research Entity, North-West University, Mafikeng, South Africa.
Ann Ib Postgrad Med. 2025 Mar 31;23(1):53-68.
The overwhelming global burden of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is borne by women and is highly prevalent across the globe. Despite all the efforts to eliminate IPV in Nigeria, its prevalence in 2018 was 36% higher than the value recorded in 2013 (25%). Understanding the regional difference will help the Government to deploy appropriate intervention and attain the SDG targets for the elimination of violence against women and girls by the year 2030. We, therefore, examined the regional disparities across the spectrum of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Nigeria.
This research was conducted among women aged 15 to 49 years using 2018 Nigeria Demographic Health Survey dataset. The IPV spectrum are sexual violence, emotional violence, less severe violence, and severe violence. Data were analyzed using logistic and generalized linear regression models (α).
IPV prevalence was 35.9% in Nigeria, and it was higher in the South- East (48.3%) than in any other regions in Nigeria (North-Central (47.4%), North-East (47.3%), South-South (46.5%), North-West (27.0%), and South- West (19.8%)). The likelihood of sexual, emotional, and severe IPV was higher in the North-Central, North-East, North-West, South-East, and South-South than South-West. The common predictors across all the spectrums of IPV include region, education, husband/partner drinking alcohol, and childhood experience of parental violence.
The level of IPV and its spectrum is high in Nigeria, but prominent disparities existed between the regions with North-East and South-East mostly affected. We advocate for regional-specific programs that aim to mitigate IPV in Nigeria.
亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）给全球带来了巨大负担，主要由女性承担，且在全球范围内普遍存在。尽管尼日利亚为消除亲密伴侣暴力付出了诸多努力，但其2018年的发生率比2013年（25%）记录的值高出36%。了解地区差异将有助于政府采取适当干预措施，并实现到2030年消除针对妇女和女童暴力行为的可持续发展目标。因此，我们研究了尼日利亚亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）各方面的地区差异。
本研究使用2018年尼日利亚人口与健康调查数据集，对15至49岁的女性进行调查。亲密伴侣暴力的范围包括性暴力、情感暴力、不太严重的暴力和严重暴力。使用逻辑回归和广义线性回归模型（α）对数据进行分析。
尼日利亚亲密伴侣暴力的发生率为35.9%，东南部（48.3%）高于尼日利亚其他任何地区（中北部（47.4%）、东北部（47.3%）、南部（46.5%）、西北部（27.0%）和西南部（19.8%））。中北部、东北部、西北部、东南部和南部发生性暴力、情感暴力和严重亲密伴侣暴力的可能性高于西南部。亲密伴侣暴力所有方面的常见预测因素包括地区、教育程度、丈夫/伴侣饮酒情况以及童年时期遭受父母暴力的经历。
尼日利亚亲密伴侣暴力的程度及其范围较高，但各地区之间存在显著差异，东北部和东南部受影响最大。我们主张制定针对各地区的计划，以减轻尼日利亚的亲密伴侣暴力。
