Intimate partner violence against women in Nigeria: a multilevel study investigating the effect of women’s status and community norms

Abstract Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women has been recognised as a public health problem with far-reaching consequences for the physical, reproductive, and mental health of women. The ecological framework portrays intimate partner violence as a multifaceted phenomenon, demons...

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Main Authors: Faith Owunari Benebo, Barbara Schumann, Masoud Vaezghasemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Women's Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12905-018-0628-7