scholarly journals Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence and Hypertension Outcomes among Young Women in South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Nicole De Wet-Billings ◽  
Motlatso Godongwana
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
South African ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Physical Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Regression Methods ◽  
Nationally Representative

Hypertension and intimate partner violence is affecting longevity and quality of life among women worldwide. In this study, intimate partner violence is identified as a risk factor for hypertension outcomes among young women in South Africa. Using a nationally representative sample of 216 (N) young women (15–34 years old) from the South African Demographic and Health Survey, this study uses cross-tabulations and logistic regression methods to identify the odds of hypertension outcomes. Results show that between 20 and 41% of 15–34-year-old women have hypertension. Further, 68% of women with hypertension experienced physical intimate partner violence. Finally, the odds of hypertension are increased if young women experience physical (OR: 4.07; CI: 1.04726–15.82438) or sexual (OR: 2.56; CI: 1.18198–5.55834) intimate partner violence. Efforts to reduce hypertension outcomes in the country should include intimate partner violence awareness and assistance.

scholarly journals Physical Intimate Partner Violence and Contraceptive Behaviors Among Young Women

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 1016-1025 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasamin Kusunoki ◽  
Jennifer S. Barber ◽  
Heather H. Gatny ◽  
Robert Melendez
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Physical Intimate Partner Violence

Social representations of intimate partner violence in the South African media

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 491-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dane Henry Isaacs
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
South African ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
The South ◽  
Female Partners ◽  
African Media

South Africa has one of the highest rates of intimate partner violence in the world. The South African mass media have been recognised as playing an important role in influencing individual cognitions of social issues, including intimate partner violence. However, few studies have investigated how such violence is represented within the South African media. This article explores how the print media constructs men’s perpetrated violence against female partners, attending in particular to how and to what effect extreme acts of violence are represented in data from three newspapers that attract the highest readership in the Western Cape. Guided by social representations theory, an inductive thematic analysis was conducted to identify social representations of intimate partner violence as evident in 17 articles reporting on men’s perpetration of violence against intimate female partners. The analysis suggests that this form of violence is predominantly represented in terms of extreme acts of physical violence. This representation functions to reduce violence against women to a simplistic binary of male perpetration and female victimhood, undermining the complexities of this social phenomenon in South Africa. The article highlights the importance of representing intimate partner violence in a more comprehensive manner.

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