Citation

Kayibanda JF, Bitera R, Demers E, Moisan J, Alary M. Women Health 2014; 54(4): 301-316.

Affiliation

a Faculté de Pharmacie , Université Laval, Québec , Québec , Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/03630242.2014.896444

PMID

24617820

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To measure the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) against women and to examine the independent association of sexual risk factors of women and their husbands/partners with IPV. METHODS: We used data from 2169 couples from the 2005 Rwandan Demographic and Health Survey. Face-to-face interviews were conducted, and multiple logistic regression was used to calculate adjusted odds ratios (AOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). RESULTS: A total of 560 (29.2%), 415 (22.2%) and 233 (12.4%) women reported any physical, psychological or sexual IPV, respectively. History of genital ulcer in women was significantly associated with psychological IPV (AOR: 2.77; 95% CI: 1.67-4.59), whereas history of genital ulcer reported by husbands/partners was significantly associated with sexual IPV (AOR 2.80, 95% CI: 1.08-7.29). The number of lifetime sexual partners of husbands was positively associated with increasing odds of their wives being exposed to psychological IPV (p=0.025) and physical IPV (p=0.017). CONCLUSIONS: In a representative sample of couples, husbands/partners' sexual risk factors were associated with IPV reported by their wives. Genital ulcer appeared to be a risk marker for the presence of IPV victimization/perpetration.

Language: en