Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Northwestern Botswana: The Maun Women's Study. (December 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Barchi, Francis; Winter, Samantha; Dougherty, Danielle; Ramaphane, Peggie
• Is Part Of: Violence against women. Volume 24:Number 16(2018)
• Page Start: 1909
• Page End: 1927
• Publication Date: 2018-12
• Subjects: Botswana -- intimate partner violence -- women's health -- gender-based violence; Abused women -- Periodicals; Women -- Crimes against -- Periodicals; Violent crimes -- Periodicals; Femmes victimes de violence -- Périodiques; Femmes, Crimes contre les -- Périodiques; Crimes violents -- Périodiques; 362.8292
• DOI: 10.1177/1077801218755976
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1077-8012

Abstract

Factors characterizing intimate partner violence (IPV) against women vary according to setting and must be understood in localized environments if effective interventions are to be identified. This 2009-2010 exploratory study in Maun, Botswana, used semistructured interviews to elicit information from 469 women about their experiences with IPV. Characteristics found to be important included suicide attempts, childhood exposure to familial violence, access to and control over certain tangible assets, number of children, household location and monthly income, controlling behavior by a partner, and alcohol consumption. Controlling behavior by a partner was the single greatest predictor of physical or psychological IPV.