@article{ref1,
title="Types of Violence against Women and Factors Influencing Intimate Partner Violence in Togo (West Africa)",
journal="Journal of family violence",
year="2008",
author="Moore, Ami R.",
volume="23",
number="8",
pages="777-783",
abstract="Violence against women has been recognized as an important social and human rights issue that affects all cultures and societies. Although this issue has been more frequently studied in high-income countries, such as the United States, the scholarly research of violence against women in Africa, especially West Africa, has been scarce. Using a representative sample, this study examined violence against women in Togo, particularly the types of violence that Togolese women endure, and factors that affect a Togolese woman’s chance of being victimized by her intimate partner. The findings indicated that Togolese women experienced different forms of violence. Also, some covariates at the individual level significantly affected a woman’s risk of experiencing intimate partner violence. Several policy recommendations have been made.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0885-7482",
doi="10.1007/s10896-008-9203-6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10896-008-9203-6"
}