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Morris M, Okoth V, Prigmore HL, et al. The Prevalence of Interpersonal Violence (IPV) Against Women and its Associated Variables: >An Exploratory Study in the Rongo Sub-County of Migori County, Kenya. J Interpers Violence. 2020;886260520935484doi: 10.1177/0886260520935484.
Morris, M., Okoth, V., Prigmore, H. L., Ressler, D. J., Mbeya, J., Rogers, A., Moon, T. D., & Audet, C. M. (2020). The Prevalence of Interpersonal Violence (IPV) Against Women and its Associated Variables: >An Exploratory Study in the Rongo Sub-County of Migori County, Kenya. Journal of interpersonal violence, 886260520935484. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520935484
Morris, Miller, et al. "The Prevalence of Interpersonal Violence (IPV) Against Women and its Associated Variables: >An Exploratory Study in the Rongo Sub-County of Migori County, Kenya." Journal of interpersonal violence vol. (2020): 886260520935484. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520935484
Morris M, Okoth V, Prigmore HL, Ressler DJ, Mbeya J, Rogers A, Moon TD, Audet CM. The Prevalence of Interpersonal Violence (IPV) Against Women and its Associated Variables: >An Exploratory Study in the Rongo Sub-County of Migori County, Kenya. J Interpers Violence. 2020 Jul 04;886260520935484. doi: 10.1177/0886260520935484. Epub 2020 Jul 04. PMID: 32627662.
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J Interpers Violence. 2020 Jul 04;886260520935484. doi: 10.1177/0886260520935484. Epub 2020 Jul 04.

The Prevalence of Interpersonal Violence (IPV) Against Women and its Associated Variables: >An Exploratory Study in the Rongo Sub-County of Migori County, Kenya.

Journal of interpersonal violence

Miller Morris, Vincent Okoth, Heather L Prigmore, Daniele J Ressler, Julius Mbeya, Ash Rogers, Troy D Moon, Carolyn M Audet

Affiliations

  1. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
  2. Lwala Community Alliance, Rongo, Kenya.

PMID: 32627662 DOI: 10.1177/0886260520935484

Abstract

Interpersonal violence (IPV) within intimate partner relationships and gender-based violence remain major public health problems worldwide; 44.8% of Kenyan women have reported experiencing IPV beginning after the age of 15 years (National Bureau of Statistics Nairobi, Kenya, 2015). Combatting IPV and its sequelae is integral to promoting gender equality, a key target of the Sustainable Development Goals. We quantify the lifetime prevalence of IPV among women in two rural Kenyan communities, as well as factors associated with IPV in this area, such as educational attainment and severe depression. We conducted a cross-sectional population-based survey of households in the North and East Kamagambo wards of Migori County, Kenya in May 2018. A questionnaire regarding IPV was given to female respondents. Group-wise comparisons and multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to describe community prevalence and factors associated with IPV against women. A total of 873 women completed questions about IPV, representing a population estimate of 11,252 women in the study area. Lifetime IPV prevalence in the study area was 60.3%. Variables associated with IPV included involvement in a polygamous marriage (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 1.81; 95% confidence interval [CI]: [1.13, 2.88];

Keywords: Kenya; gender equity; interpersonal violence; resource-limited setting

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