Deda Ogum Alangea|Adolphina Addo-Lartey|Yandisa Sikweyiya|Esnat Chirwa|Dorcas Coker-Appiah|Rachel Jewkes|Richard Adanu
Prevalence and risk factors of intimate partner violence among women in four districts of the central region of Ghana: Baseline findings from a cluster randomised controlled trial
University of Ghana|University of Ghana|South African Medical Research Council|South African Medical Research Council|South African Medical Research Council|University of Ghana
intimate partner violence ipv significant global public health problem understanding risk factors crucial developing prevention programmes yet little evidence exists populationbased prevalence risk factors ipv west africa objective measure lifetime past year prevalence ipv determine factors associated past year physical sexual ipv experience populationbased survey involved 2000 randomly selected women aged 18 49 years living 40 localities within four districts central region ghana questionnaires intervieweradministered february may 2016 respondents currently everpartnered resident study area 12months preceding survey data collected included sociodemographics sexual behavior mental health substance use employment status 12month lifetime experience violence household food insecurity gender normsattitudes partner characteristics childhood trauma logistic regression modelling used determine factors associated sexual physical ipv adjusting age survey design 34 respondents experienced ipv past year 214 reporting sexual physical forms past year experience emotional economic ipv 246 74 respectively senior high school education higher protective ipv aor 051030086 depression aor 106104108 disability aor 230157335 witnessing abuse mother aor 2198144272 experience childhood sexual abuse aor 146107199 multiple sexual partners past year aor 260149453 control male partner aor 103100106 male partner alcohol use past year aor 265212331 male partner infidelity aor 231172309 significantly associated increased odds past year physical sexual ipv experience male perpetrated ipv remains significant public health issue ghana evidencebased interventions targeting womens mental health disabilities exposure violence childhood risky sexual behavior unequal power relationships critical reducing ipv setting