Prevalence, pattern and determinants of dating violence among young persons in Benin City, Edo State
Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care
; 31(2): 36-46, 2019. tab
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Dating violence (DV) and its negative effects are a present public health issue of concern. The study was carried out to evaluate the prevalence, pattern and determinants of DV among young persons in Benin City.Methods:
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in Benin City, Edo State among young persons aged 15-24years. Two-stage sampling technique was used to select the respondents. The data was obtained from a pre-tested self-administered questionnaire adapted from WHO multi-country survey on domestic violence. Data was analysed using IBM SPSS version 22.0. The level of significance was p < 0.05.Results:
A total of 750 respondents with mean age 20.65 ± 2.01 years participated in the study. The lifetime and one-year prevalence of DV was 396 (52.3%) and 354 (47.2%), respectively. A higher proportion of respondents suffered psychological violence with the lifetime and one-year prevalence of 339 (45.2%) and 294 (39.2%), respectively. Significant determinants of DV were age (p = 0.009), aggressive behavior (p = 0.005) and risky sexual behavior (p = 0.001).Conclusion:
The prevalence of DV was high among the respondents. Preventive DV interventions such as health education and peer counselling for this age group is advocated
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Index:
AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Public Health
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Prevalence
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Young Adult
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Intimate Partner Violence
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Nigeria
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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