Prevalence and factors associated with intimate partner violence against women in The Gambia: a population-based analysis.

In this study, we examined the prevalence and factors associated with the different forms of IPV against Gambian women. We used a sample of 3,116 currently married women age (15 ~ 49 years) from The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013. Logistic regression models were used to examine factors associated with Physical Violence (PV), Sexual Violence (SV), and Emotional Violence (EV). Over 40% (n = 1,248) of women reported at least one form of IPV. The prevalence of PV, SV and EV was 20.6%, 4.3%, and 15.1% respectively. Women married at age 18 ~ 24 (adjusted Odds Ratio [aOR]SV = 1.55), lived with 3 ~ 4 (aORPV = 1.69; aOREV = 2.10) and ≥5 (aORPV = 1.77; aOREV = 2.64) children, witnessed parental violence (aORPV = 1.66; aORSV = 2.75; aOREV = 2.25), partner's primary education (aORPV = 1.76), accused of unfaithfulness (aORPV = 2.42; aORSV = 3.62; aOREV4.10), and partner's alcohol consumption (aORPV = 2.56; ORSV = 3.91; aOREV = 2.82) are more likely to report IPV. Conversely, women who lived in Kerewan area (aORPV = 0.43; aORSV = 0.38; aOREV = 0.50), had high income (aORPV = 0.65), Wolof (aORPV = 0.68) and Jola (aORPV = 0.65) ethnicity and unemployed (aORPV = 0.59; aORSV = 0.56) were less likely to report IPV. Interventions to prevent IPV should focus on education on its effects, and programs that reject sociocultural practices as determinants of IPV. PMID: 32419660 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Women and Health - Category: Primary Care Authors: Tags: Women Health Source Type: research