Empowerment, partner’s behaviours and intimate partner physical violence among married women in Uganda

BMC Public Health

Allen Kabagenyi¹  Patricia Ndugga¹  Stephen Ojiambo Wandera¹  Betty Kwagala¹ 

[1] Centre for Population and Applied Statistics, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

关键词: Uganda;    Controlling behaviours;    Alcohol;    Decision-making;    Intimate partner violence;   

Others  :  1161519
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-13-1112

 received in 2013-04-02, accepted in 2013-11-25,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

There is dearth of knowledge and research about the role of empowerment, partners’ behaviours and intimate partner physical violence (IPPV) among married women in Uganda. This paper examined the influence of women’s empowerment and partners’ behaviours on IPPV among married women in Uganda.

Methods

The 2011 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey data were used, selecting a weighted sample of 1,307 women in union considered for the domestic violence module. Cross tabulations (chi-square tests) and multivariate logistic regressions were used to identify factors associated with IPPV.

Results

The prevalence of IPPV among women in union in Uganda is still high (41%). Women’s occupation was the only measure of empowerment that was significantly associated with IPPV, where women in professional employment were less likely to experience IPPV. Women from wealthy households were less likely to experience IPPV. IPPV was more likely to be reported by women who had ever had children and witnessed parental IPPV. IPPV was also more likely to be reported by women whose husbands or partners: accused them of unfaithfulness, did not permit them to meet female friends, insisted on knowing their whereabouts and sometimes or often got drunk. Women who were afraid their partners were also more likely to report IPPV.

Conclusion

In the Ugandan context, women’s empowerment as assessed by the UDHS has limited mitigating effect on IPPV in the face of partners’ negative behaviours and history of witnessing parental violence.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Kwagala et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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