TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Intimate partner violence and the utilization of maternal health care services in Nigeria
JO  - Health care for women international
A1  - Ononokpono, Dorothy Ngozi
A1  - Azfredrick, Ezinwanne Christiana
SP  - 973
EP  - 989
VL  - 35
IS  - 7-9
N2  - Our aim in this study is to examine the association between women's life time experiences of physical, sexual and emotional intimate partner violence and the use of maternal health care services. We used data from the 2008 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS). Analysis was based on responses from 17,476 women (for Antenatal care) and 17,412 (for delivery assisted by skilled health provider) who had had deliveries in the five years preceding the survey. We found overall intimate partner violence (IPV) prevalence rate of 33.4%. Physical IPV was associated with low use of adequate antenatal care (ANC). Emotionally abused women were less likely to use delivery assistance from skilled health care providers. Based on our findings we suggest the importance of designing interventions to address the health care needs of women who have experienced violence from their partners.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0739-9332
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2014.924939
ID  - ref1
ER  -