Knowledge and attitudes of antenatal mothers towards intimate partner violence in the Gambia: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Intimate partner violence is a severe public health and human rights issue that 1 in 3 women experience in their lifetime. A woman's knowledge and attitudes towards intimate partner violence might influence her experience of violence from an intimate partner. This study aimed at analysing the knowledge and attitudes of antenatal mothers towards intimate partner violence. This study employed a descriptive cross-sectional technique. Pregnant women seeking antenatal care were selected from 6 public healthcare facilities in the Gambian Upper River Region (URR). We used the single proportion formula to calculate the sample size, which was 373 women. Data were entered, cleaned and analysed using SPSS version 21.Majority of the participants had good knowledge about IPV (77%). The most common inti

SUBMITTER: Jatta JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10868735 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature