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Spousal Concordance in Attitudes toward Violence and Reported Physical Abuse in African Couples
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Alio, Amina P.; Clayton, Heather B.; Garba, Madeleine; Mbah, Alfred K.; Daley, Ellen; Salihu, Hamisu M. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
Purpose: We examined the potential association between African couples' concordance on attitudes toward violence (ATV) and risk for intimate partner violence (IPV). Method: Analyses included 13,837 couples from Demographic and Health Surveys conducted between 2003 and 2007, from six African countries. Concordance on ATV was defined as both spouses…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Educational Attainment, Public Health, Foreign Countries
Intimate Partner Violence Attitudes and Experience among Women and Men in Uganda
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Speizer, Ilene S. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
This study examines intimate partner violence (IPV) attitudes and experience among women and men in Uganda to inform IPV-prevention programs in the region. Nationally representative population-based data from women aged 15 to 49 and men aged 15 to 54 were collected between May and October 2006 as part of the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey.…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Spouses, Marriage, Females
Perspectives on a New Strategy for Child Protection in Africa.
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Osagie, Johnsto E.; Akande, Adebowale – Early Child Development and Care, 2001
Proposes a national protocol to prevent child abuse and neglect in Africa. Suggests that it be: (1) comprehensive, involving contributions from social service, health, legal, and government agencies; (2) community/neighborhood-based, creating an awareness of family environments; (3) child-centered, taking children seriously as individuals; and (4)…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Safety, Child Welfare