Knowledge, Forms and Involvement in Intimate Partner Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Residents of Ogba Community, Lagos State
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2022
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Positive Psychology Association, Nigeria, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Abstract
Background: Violence among intimate couple is one of the many trivial forms of violence and
abuse among partners which has constituted a global public health problem. The violence among
intimate partners does not only infringe on the human rights but also a violation of social- cultural
and religious norms.
Design: This study adopted descriptive cross-sectional research design which examined
knowledge, forms and involvement of partners in intimate relation violence among residents of
Ogba communities that constituted the target population. A multi-stage sampling technique was
used to select 250 participants for the study and same number of Questionnaires was used to collect
data from male and female participants and the analysis was based on 248 fully completed
questionnaires.
Results: The findings showed that level of knowledge about IPV was high among residence of
Ogba community of Lagos State. The participants identified physical violence (4.0%), sexual
violence (62.4%), emotional violence (9.3%), and spiritual violence (62.3%) as forms of intimate
partner violence. Although partners were involved in IPV but majority (84.3%) claimed not been
assaulted in any form but 27.3% were physically assaulted. Even though the IPV victims were not
high in percentage, the physical and emotional trauma resulting from the violence could be
detrimental to health of the victims.
Conclusion: The study concluded that, socio-economic status such as educational level (Χ2 cal:45.689), religion (Χ2 cal: 24.544), ethnicity,( Χ2 cal :37.348), and occupation (Χ2 cal :33.0111) have a significant influence on the involvement of residents of Ogba community in IPV at P<0.05.
This study recommended that, nurses and health caregivers must be knowledgeable about forms
of IPV and skillful in handling behavioural changes on victims of IPV. Health education programmes on forms and dangers inherent in involvement on intimate partners’ violence in Ogba communities.
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Forms, Involvement and Knowledge, Intimate Partner Violence,COVID-19 Pandemic