Determinants of intimate partner violence against women in Ethiopia: A multi-level analysis.

ABSTRACT: Intimate partner violence (IPV) continues to be a major public health problem globally. Although Ethiopia has a high prevalence of IPV, previous studies in this country have only investigated individual-level determinants of IPV within small geographic areas. The current study aimed to identify the individual-, relationship-, community-, and societal-level determinants of IPV directed against women in Ethiopia since women are predominantly affected. A retrospective analysis of nationally representative data from the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) was conducted. A sample of 3,897 married women of reproductive age (15-49 years) who participated in the domestic violence module of the survey were included in the analysis. Three-level mixed-effects multilevel logistic regre

SUBMITTER: Tiruye TY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7182270 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature