ArticleBMJ open2022
Cross-sectional study on knowledge, attitude and prevalence of domestic violence among women in Kaduna, north-western Nigeria.
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- Knowledge and attitude toward intimate partner violence among couples: a baseline findings from cluster randomized controlled trial in rural Ethiopia.Frontiers in public health · 2024Trial
- Knowledge, attitudes and practices of women survivors of domestic violence and care seeking in Maputo City, Mozambique.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Domestic Abuse Knowledge and Insights Within African Communities in Canada: A Quantitative Survey.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
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- Spatial variation of intimate partner violence and its public health implication: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Inter-generational differentials in perceptions of intimate partner violence in Nigeria.PloS one · 2025Article
- Domestic violence against women in rural areas of Saharanpur: A population-based study on prevalence and risk factors.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundDomestic violence is a global issue of public health concern with detrimental effects on women's physical, mental and social well-being. There is a paucity of community-based studies assessing the knowledge and attitude of women towards domestic violence in Nigeria.
objectiveTo assess knowledge, attitudes, prevalence and associated factors of domestic violence among women in a community in Kaduna, Nigeria.
designA descriptive cross-sectional study.
settingA selected community in Kaduna South Local Government Area in Kaduna State.
participantsIn total, 170 women aged 15-49 years participated in the study. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: The outcomes were knowledge, attitude and prevalence of domestic violence.
resultsThe mean age of the respondents was 28.7+7.9 years. A total of 113 (66.5%) respondents had high level of knowledge about domestic violence with 114 (67.1%) having non-tolerant attitudes towards domestic violence. The lifetime prevalence and 12-month prevalence of domestic violence were 47.1% and 35.3%, respectively. The results of logistic regression identified the educational status of women as a significant predictor of knowledge of domestic violence (adjusted OR (aOR)=0.32; 95% CI 0.15 to 0.68), while marital status (aOR=0.21; 95% CI 0.05 to 0.96), occupation of women (aOR=2.49; 95% CI 1.13 to 5.49), their tolerance of wife beating (aOR=0.33; 95% CI 0.15 to 0.72) and their partners' consumption habit of alcohol/substance use (aOR=7.91; 95% CI 3.09 to 20.27) were identified as significant predictors of the women's experience of domestic violence.
conclusionDomestic violence was relatively high among women. Though a majority had high level of knowledge about domestic violence, a significant third had tolerant attitudes towards it. Appropriate health interventions need to be implemented by governmental and relevant stakeholders to target negative attitudes and address associated factors of domestic violence against women.
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