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Citation |
Jaoko J. Int. Soc. Work 2010; 53(1): 9-18. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2010, SAGE Publishing) |
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Abstract |
This study measured the prevalence of wife abuse among a group of women in the Maseno and Nairobi areas of Kenya. Of the 208 women participants, 49.5% reported having experienced abuse.The best predictors of abuse were a history of violence in the husband's family of origin and substance abuse by the husband. |