SynthesisBMC women's health2021
Effects of rural-urban residence and education on intimate partner violence among women in Sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis of health survey data.
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- Intimate Partner Violence against Women Living in Inadequate Conditions in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Meta-Analysis of Demographic and Health Survey Data.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Mental Distress and Associated Factors Among Women Who Experienced Gender Based Violence in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CarePooled it
- Stay-at-Home: The Impact of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Household Functioning and ART Adherence for People Living with HIV in Three Sub-districts of Cape Town, South Africa.AIDS and behavior · 2022Trial
- Intimate partner violence and survivor-reported partner characteristics in Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania.Global health action · 2026Article
- Interpersonal and intimate partner violence exposure and associated factors amongst patients in a Kenyan emergency department.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against women during a public health crisis: Latent class analysis (LCA) of a population-based data.International journal for equity in health · 2026Article
- Extent, Timing, and Predisposing Factors of Intimate Partner Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Cross-Sectional Analysis Using Demography Health Surveys From 2015 to 2021.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Intimate partner violence among pregnant women in Limpopo Province, South Africa.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2026Article
- Multilevel analysis of the twelve-month prevalence of intimate partner violence among ever-partnered reproductive-age women in Sub-Saharan Africa: recent DHS data (2019-2024).Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2026Article
- Environmental Stressors and Intimate Partner Violence in Urban Tanzania: A Thematic and Visual Analysis from Dar es Salaam.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
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- Intimate partner violence experience, support seeking and coping strategies among pregnant women in Southwestern Uganda.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Intimate partner violence victimisation before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Manitoba, Canada: a time series analysis.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Intimate partner violence and relationship quality among pregnant women: insights from a multi-centre study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A socio-ecological analysis of intimate partner violence among women of reproductive age in Nigeria: a multilevel analysis of data from 2008 to 2018 Nigeria demographic and health surveys.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Domestic violence and outcome of pregnancy among pregnant females at Alzahraa University Hospital.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Drought, Extreme Heat, and Intimate Partner Violence in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Ambient ammonium exposure is associated with physical dysfunction in older adults in China.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Measuring the effects of community polygyny on intimate partner violence: a multilevel modeling using nationally representative cross-sectional data.Reproductive health · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundIntimate Partner Violence (IPV) against women is a major public health and human rights problem worldwide. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has one of the highest prevalence of IPV against women in the world. This study used meta-analysis to obtain pooled rural-urban and education attainment differences in the prevalence of IPV among ever-partnered women in SSA, and assessed whether the differences in IPV depended on the SSA region or period or women's age.
methodsWe analysed IPV data on 233,585 ever-partnered women aged 15-49 years from 44 demographic and health surveys conducted between 2000 and 2018 in 29 SSA countries. Random-effects meta-analyses were used to estimate overall rural-urban residence and educational differences in IPV rates among the women in SSA. Subgroup analyses were also done to investigate the sources of heterogeneity in the overall meta-analysis findings.
resultsThe pooled prevalence of intimate partner violence was estimated to be 41.3% (37.4-45.2%). Regionally, the highest prevalence of IPV was in Middle Africa (49. 3%; 40.32-58.45), followed by East Africa (44.13%; 36.62-51.67), Southern Africa (39.36%; 34.23-44.49), and West Africa (34.30%; 27.38-41.22). The risks of experiencing IPV were significantly higher if the women had less than secondary education (RR = 1.12; 95% CI 1.07-1.22) compared to those with at least a secondary education. Generally, women who resided in a rural area had their risks of experiencing IPV increased (RR = 1.02; CI 0.96-1.06) compared to those who resided in urban areas, but the IPV increases were only significant in East Africa (RR = 1.13; CI 1.07-1.22).
conclusionIn sub-Saharan Africa, intimate partner violence against women is widespread, but the levels are much higher among women with lower levels of education and residing in rural areas. Our findings have provided additional support to policies aimed at achieving SDG goals on the elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa. For example, policies that advocate improved educational attainment, especially among women and communities in rural areas.
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