@article{ref1,
title="Spousal socio-demographic gaps and women's justification of wife-beating in Nigeria",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="2020",
author="Onayemi, Olayinka M. and Ogungbemi, Emmanuel B.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Incidents of violence among intimate partners remains an increasing concern in Nigeria. More disturbing is the fact that some women still justify acts of violence (particularly, wife-beating) from their partners. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of spousal demographic gap and other specific demographic constructs in explaining women's justification of wife-beating. The study is based on married or cohabiting women sampled in the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey. The study shows that, overall, 31% of women justified wife-beating. The proportion of women justifying wife-beating ranges from as low as 1% to as high as 89% across the 36 States. Using Binary Logistic Regression, partners' age difference was not a significant predictor. However, when a woman's education level is at par (OR =.844, p <.05) or higher than that of her partner (OR =.726, p <.000), she is less likely to believe that a man is justified to beat his wife under any circumstances. Other factors explaining the justification of wife-beating among married and cohabiting women are economic status, place of residence, employment status of partners, and women's involvement in decision-making. The findings reveal the association between spousal demographic gap and women's justification of wife-beating. Programs that address individual and structural factors promoting justification of wife-beating become necessary.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/0886260520978192",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260520978192"
}