scholarly journals Women’s economic status, male authority patterns and intimate partner violence: a qualitative study in rural North West Province, South Africa

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-34
Author(s):  
Meghna Ranganathan ◽  
Erin Stern ◽  
Louise Knight ◽  
Lufuno Muvhango ◽  
Mpho Molebatsi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
North West ◽  
North West Province ◽  
Male Authority

Urban and Rural Women’s Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Goitseone Emelda Leburu-Masigo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
North West ◽  
Social Work Research ◽  
Controlling Behaviour

The prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) continues to rise at a disquieting rate, affecting mostly women and girls globally. Intimate partner violence has gained popularity and is an important area for social work research, policy, education and practice. South Africa is one of the countries with the highest rates of intimate partner violence globally, despite the legal entities and programmes set to deal with the problem. The article sought to explore and describe the lived experiences of urban and rural women of IPV. The study was conducted in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District, North West, South Africa. Qualitative research was used, employing in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with semi-structured questions to collect data from 30 participants. A thematic content analysis was used to analyse the data. The findings revealed that culture exerts a significant influence in reinforcing unequal power relations and controlling behaviour between women participants and their male partners, all culminating in IPV. Many women suffer in silence as they strive to protect their families. The findings will help social workers to develop interventions and programmes that challenge the structures, attitude and behavioural practices that condone inequality and IPV.

Male victims of female-perpetrated intimate partner violence, help-seeking, and reporting behaviors: A qualitative study.

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arlene Walker ◽  
Kimina Lyall ◽  
Dilkie Silva ◽  
Georgia Craigie ◽  
Richelle Mayshak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Male Victims ◽  
Reporting Behaviors

A Case–Control Study on Socio-Psycho-Somatic Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence in North-West of Iran

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 803-806
Author(s):  
Mahasti Alizadeh ◽  
Yalda Ravanshad ◽  
Bahram Samadi Rad ◽  
Zhila Khamnian ◽  
Anoush Azarfar
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Case Control ◽  
North West ◽  
Control Study

Positive Correlation Between Women’s Status and Intimate Partner Violence Suggests Violence Backlash in Mwanza, Tanzania

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110500
Author(s):  
Joseph A. Kilgallen ◽  
Susan B. Schaffnit ◽  
Yusufu Kumogola ◽  
Anthony Galura ◽  
Mark Urassa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Low Fertility ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Increased Risk

Urbanization in low and middle-income nations is characterized by economic and demographic shifts largely understood to be beneficial to women’s empowerment. These changes include increased education and wage-labor opportunities, a disruption of traditional patrilocal residence systems, and reductions in spousal age gap and fertility. However, such changes may drive a “violence backlash,” with men increasing intimate partner violence (IPV) in efforts to challenge women’s shifting status. To date, tests of this idea primarily relate to women’s changing economic status, with less known about the demographic correlates of IPV in urbanizing settings. Addressing this, we conducted a cross-sectional study of IPV behavior and attitudes in an urbanizing community in Mwanza, northern Tanzania ( n = 317). Consistent with a violence backlash, IPV was reported more often among women educated at higher levels than their husband, and women earning similar, rather than lower, wages to their husband were more likely to report that he condones IPV. These findings were independent of women’s absolute education and income. Furthermore, less frequent paternal kin contact, and relatively small spousal age gaps, generally understood to boost women’s empowerment, were associated with an increased risk of experiencing IPV. Less frequent paternal kin contact was also associated with an increased likelihood that a husband condones IPV. Contrary to our predictions, relatively lower fertility, generally linked to higher women’s empowerment, did not predict IPV behavior and women with high, rather than low, fertility were more likely to report that their husband condones IPV. Overall, our results support the notion of a violence backlash corresponding to economic changes for women that accompany urbanization. In contrast, demographic changes associated with urbanization have more variable relationships. Drawing on these results, we suggest future research avenues for better understanding the vulnerability of women to IPV in urbanizing settings.

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