Abstract
BackgroundThe prevalence of Intimate partner violence (IPV) is higher in societies with higher acceptance of norms that support IPV. In Ethiopia, the proportion of women’s acceptance of IPV was 69%, posing a central challenge in preventing IPV. The main objective of this study was to assess the individual and community-level factors associated with women’s acceptance of IPV.MethodsTwo-level mixed-effects logistic regression was applied to the 2011 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey data. A total of 16,366 women nested in the 596 clusters were included in the analysis.ResultsThe acceptability of the IPV was estimated to be 69%. Among the individual-level factors: women’s education with secondary and above (AOR = 0.38; 95% CI 0.29–0.52), partner’s education secondary and above (AOR = 0.71; 95% CI 0.54–0.82), women aged 35–49 years (AOR = 0.67; 95% CI 0.54–0.82), fully empowered in household level decision making (AOR = 0.67; 95% CI0.54–0.81), literate (AOR = 0.76; 95% CI 0.62–0.92), and perceived existence of law that prevents IPV (AOR = 0.56; 95% CI 0.50–0.63) were significantly associated with women’s acceptance of IPV. Similarly, rural residence (AOR = 1.93; 95% CI 1.53–2.43) and living in the State region (AOR = 2.37; 95% CI 1.81–3.10) were significantly associated with the women’s acceptance of IPV among the community-level factors.ConclusionBoth individual and community-level factors were significant risk factors for the acceptability of intimate partner violence. Women's education, women's age, women’s empowerment, partner education level, perceived existence of the law, and literacy were among individual factors. State region and residence were among community-level risk factors significantly associated women’s acceptance of IPV.
Highlights
The prevalence of Intimate partner violence (IPV) is higher in societies with higher acceptance of norms that support IPV
This study reported the highest prevalence of IPV in Ethiopia with a lifetime prevalence (71%) and 12-months prevalence (54%)
Bivariate analysis The highest percentage of the acceptance of IPV was reported in women who had no education (78.91%) compared to the women who had a secondary or higher education level (34.20%)
Summary
The prevalence of Intimate partner violence (IPV) is higher in societies with higher acceptance of norms that support IPV. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is any behavior within an intimate relationship that causes physical, psychological, or sexual harm to a current or former partner or Atomssa et al BMC Women’s Health (2021) 21:283 previous studies conducted in different parts of Ethiopia showed that the lifetime and past 12 months prevalence of IPV were high [4,5,6]. IPV impacts are wide-ranging, resulting in immediate and long-term adverse health outcomes [7, 8]. It affects educational and economic under-performance, unsafe sexual practices, reduced ability to bond as part of parenthood, and increased uptake of health-risk behaviors such as alcohol and illicit drug use [9]. The GDP lost due to IPV-related absenteeism was estimated at 1.5% of the overall economy, including male and female lost days [11]
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