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      Perception of Beninese on intimate partner violence: evidence from 2011-2012 Benin demographic health survey

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          Abstract

          Background

          Violence against women remains an important issue of inequality in African societies, with several consequences to health, social and economic status. This study aims to identify the factors related to the perception of intimate partner violence in Benin.

          Methods

          Data on intimate partner violence was collected by conducting live interviews, and from the Benin Demographic and Health Survey 2012. The dependent variable was acceptance of intimate partner violence. The independent variables were socio-demographic features such as age, level of education, matrimonial status, ethnicity, religion, place of residence and the index of economic well-being. Logistic regressions were performed and odds ratios (OR) with a confidence interval of 95% (CI 95%) were estimated.

          Results

          Among the 21,574 people who answered the questions relating to violence against women by an intimate partner, the prevalence of acceptance of intimate partner violence was 15.77%. Ethnicity, level of education, administrative department of residence, religion, and socio-economic quintile were factors associated with the respondents’ acceptance of violence against women by an intimate partner.

          Conclusion

          Acceptance of intimate partner violence could be a major obstacle to the success of some health programs. There is a need to break the norms that support the vulnerability of women in Beninese society.

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                Contributors
                alphonse.kpozehouen@gmail.com
                moussparaiso@gmail.com
                nyglele@yahoo.fr
                eklikpo@gmail.com
                sossajero@yahoo.com
                laurenoued@gmail.com
                roger.salamon@u-bordeaux.fr
                Journal
                BMC Womens Health
                BMC Womens Health
                BMC Women's Health
                BioMed Central (London )
                1472-6874
                16 August 2018
                16 August 2018
                2018
                : 18
                : 140
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Regional Institute of Public Health, Ouidah, Benin
                [2 ]Division of Health Promotion, Regional Institute of Public Health, Ouidah, Benin
                [3 ]Faculty of Health Sciences, Cotonou, Benin
                [4 ]Division of Health Promotion, Regional Institute of Public Health, Ouidah, Benin
                [5 ]Institute of Public health, Epidemiology and development, Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
                [6 ]Cotonou, Benin
                Author information
                http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4582-3775
                Article
                633
                10.1186/s12905-018-0633-x
                6097337
                30115038
                9b86fe7f-f19d-4d67-a93d-a2f464e0a7cc
                © The Author(s). 2018

                Open AccessThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver ( http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.

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                : 25 February 2018
                : 8 August 2018
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                Obstetrics & Gynecology
                intimate partner violence,social perception,benin
                Obstetrics & Gynecology
                intimate partner violence, social perception, benin

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