TY - JOUR
T1 - Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Northwestern Botswana
T2 - The Maun Women’s Study
AU - Barchi, Francis
AU - Winter, Samantha
AU - Dougherty, Danielle
AU - Ramaphane, Peggie
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors are grateful to their field staff members who assisted with data collection and provided invaluable insights about their community: Hilda Amon, Tiroyaone Habarad, Keone Letswee, Ontiretse Marophe, Segomotso Mmusi, Boteng Molebatsi, Gaositege Moloi, and Keraleere Angel Tsheko. Most importantly, they owe an enormous debt to Mpho Mahopolo, whose sage advice, wisdom, and commitment to ending violence against women in Botswana guided them throughout this phase of their work; sadly, she passed away before their work was completed. She is sorely missed.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2018.
PY - 2018/12/1
Y1 - 2018/12/1
N2 - Factors characterizing intimate partner violence (IPV) against women vary according to setting and must be understood in localized environments if effective interventions are to be identified. This 2009-2010 exploratory study in Maun, Botswana, used semistructured interviews to elicit information from 469 women about their experiences with IPV. Characteristics found to be important included suicide attempts, childhood exposure to familial violence, access to and control over certain tangible assets, number of children, household location and monthly income, controlling behavior by a partner, and alcohol consumption. Controlling behavior by a partner was the single greatest predictor of physical or psychological IPV.
AB - Factors characterizing intimate partner violence (IPV) against women vary according to setting and must be understood in localized environments if effective interventions are to be identified. This 2009-2010 exploratory study in Maun, Botswana, used semistructured interviews to elicit information from 469 women about their experiences with IPV. Characteristics found to be important included suicide attempts, childhood exposure to familial violence, access to and control over certain tangible assets, number of children, household location and monthly income, controlling behavior by a partner, and alcohol consumption. Controlling behavior by a partner was the single greatest predictor of physical or psychological IPV.
KW - Botswana
KW - gender-based violence
KW - intimate partner violence
KW - women’s health
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U2 - 10.1177/1077801218755976
DO - 10.1177/1077801218755976
M3 - Article
C2 - 29478401
AN - SCOPUS:85042557168
SN - 1077-8012
VL - 24
SP - 1909
EP - 1927
JO - Violence Against Women
JF - Violence Against Women
IS - 16
ER -