Citation

Aye EN, Amaeze EF, Aye RW, Eze CO, Onumonu AJ, Obikwelu CL, Oforka TO. Afr. Health Sci. 2024; 24(1): 112-118.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2024, Faculty of Medicine, Makerere University)

DOI

10.4314/ahs.v24i1.14

PMID

38962338

PMCID

PMC11217852

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a serious health issue among couples which is recorded more among married partners. Dishearteningly, IPV among couples who are teachers is underreported due to shame, thereby increasing the prevalence of IPV in the area of the study.

OBJECTIVES: The study examined physical and psychological health consequences of IPV on married primary school teachers.

METHODS: The design was a cross-sectional descriptive survey conducted on married primary school teachers in Delta South Senatorial zone of Delta State, Nigeria from 22nd February - 29th November, 2021. Three hundred and thirteen 313 (207 women and 106 men who have experienced various forms of IPV) who were identified as victims of IPV were used as participants in the study. Structured questionnaire was used to elicit information on physical and psychological health consequences of IPV on married teachers.

CONCLUSION: The researchers concluded that there are severe and serious physical and psychological health consequences associated with IPV among married primary school teachers in Delta South Senatorial zone of Delta State, Nigeria. Urgent interventions such as public enlightenment, campaigns, workshops, seminars, community health talk-shows should be organized by government stakeholders, non-governmental organizations, community leaders on the prevention of IPV and its dare consequences for marital stability.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Cross-Sectional Studies; Adult; Female; Male; Middle Aged; Schools; Prevalence; Mental Health; Surveys and Questionnaires; *Intimate Partner Violence/psychology/statistics & numerical data; *Marriage/psychology; *School Teachers/psychology/statistics & numerical data; Intimate partner violence (IPV); married primary school teachers; Nigeria/epidemiology; physical; psychological health consequences