Prevalence and risk factors of intimate partner violence among women in four districts of the central region of Ghana: Baseline findings from a cluster randomised controlled trial.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant global public health problem. Understanding risk factors is crucial for developing prevention programmes. Yet, little evidence exists on population-based prevalence and risk factors for IPV in West Africa. Our objective was to measure both lifetime an...

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Main Authors: Deda Ogum Alangea, Adolphina Addoley Addo-Lartey, Yandisa Sikweyiya, Esnat Dorothy Chirwa, Dorcas Coker-Appiah, Rachel Jewkes, Richard Mawuena Kofi Adanu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6053193?pdf=render