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Title
Intimate partner violence as a predictor of marital disruption in rural Rakai, Uganda: a longitudinal study. |
Full text
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2kz5x57n |
Date
2016 |
Author(s)
Wagman, Jennifer A; Charvat, Blake; Thoma, Marie E; Ndyanabo, Anthony; Nalugoda, Fred; Ssekasanvu, Joseph; Kigozi, Grace; Serwadda, David; Kagaayi, Joseph; Wawer, Maria J; Gray, Ronald H |
Abstract
We assessed the association between intimate partner violence (IPV) and union disruption (divorce or separation) in the rural Ugandan setting of Rakai District.We analyzed longitudinal data collected from April 1999 to June 2006, from 6834 women (15-49years) living in 50 communities in Rakai. Participants were either officially married, traditionally married or in a consensual union during one or more surveys and completed at least one follow-up survey. The primary outcome was union disruption through divorce or separation from the primary sexual partner.Past year IPV ranged from 6.49% (severe physical abuse) to 31.99% (emotional abuse). Severe physical IPV was significantly associated with divorce/separation, after adjusting for other covariates (aOR=1.80, 95% CI 1.01-3.22). Another predictor of union disruption was a woman having two or more sexual partners in the past year (aOR=8.42, 95% CI 5.97-11.89). Factors protecting against divorce/separation included an increasing number of co-resident biological children and longer duration of union.IPV, particularly severe physical abuse, is an important risk factor for union disruption. Marital counseling, health education and interventions should address the role of IPV on the wellbeing of women and the stability of couples in Uganda. |
Subject(s)
Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Divorce; Marriage; Adolescent; Adult; Middle Aged; Rural Population; Uganda; Female; Male; Young Adult; Surveys and Questionnaires; Intimate Partner Violence; Global health; Intimate partner violence; Longitudinal analysis; Sub-Saharan Africa; Union dissolution; Public Health; Public Health and Health Services |
Coverage
961 - 970 |
Publisher
eScholarship, University of California |
Type of publication
article |
Format
application/pdf |
Source
International journal of public health, vol 61, iss 8 |
Rights
public |
Identifier
qt2kz5x57n |
Repository
Berkeley - University of California
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