TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Reproductive coercion among intimate partner violence survivors in Nairobi
JO  - Studies in family planning
A1  - Wood, Shannon N.
A1  - Kennedy, S. Rachel
A1  - Akumu, Irene
A1  - Tallam, Catherine
A1  - Asira, Ben
A1  - Hameeduddin, Zaynab
A1  - McGready, John
A1  - Zimmerman, Linnea A.
A1  - Kennedy, Caitlin E.
A1  - Glass, Nancy
A1  - Decker, Michele R.
SP  - 343
EP  - 360
VL  - 51
IS  - 4
N2  - Reproductive coercion (RC), or partner interference in reproductive decisions, limits women's autonomy. Little is known about RC behaviors and measurement in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In this mixed-methods study, we examined the transferability of the US-developed RC Scale to the Kenyan context. Through community-based sampling, recent intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors were recruited from Nairobi's informal settlements. We conducted quantitative analyses (n = 327) to assess the transferability of RC measures via exploratory factor analysis and used descriptive statistics to examine prevalence and continuous metrics. We conducted in-depth interviews (IDIs; n = 30) to contextualize results. Psychometric analyses indicated a two-factor solution comprising pregnancy coercion and condom manipulation (alpha = 0.86). Eighty-two percent of IPV survivors reported experiencing RC (pregnancy coercion = 76.6 percent; condom manipulation = 59.5 percent). IDIs highlighted women's multiple, severe RC experiences; experiences described in IDIs were largely consistent with quantitative findings. We found the RC Scale was transferable to this LMIC context, where IPV survivors face prevalent, severe RC and would benefit from linkage to woman-centered support services.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0039-3665
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sifp.12141
ID  - ref1
ER  -