CRVAW Faculty Journal Articles
Abstract
Violence against women is a significant public health problem which impacts women, men, and children. Little is known about the frequency or correlates of violence against women in Africa. In this cross-sectional study, we found that 66.7% of 144 women surveyed in a study of AIDS knowledge, attitude, and behaviours, report being beaten by an intimate male partner and 50.7% report having ever been forced to have sexual intercourse; 76.6% of women report either forced sex or intimate partner violence. Circumcised women were most likely to report intimate partner violence and forced sexual intercourse. To improve the health of women worldwide, violence against women must be addressed.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1998
Repository Citation
Coker, Ann L. and Richter, Donna L., "Violence Against Women in Sierra Leone: Frequency and Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence and Forced Sexual Intercourse" (1998). CRVAW Faculty Journal Articles. 145.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/crvaw_facpub/145
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Notes/Citation Information
Published in African Journal of Reproductive Health, v. 2, no. 1, p. 61-72.
Published in an open-access journal, http://www.bioline.org.br/rh.
Dr. Ann Coker had not been a faculty member of the University of Kentucky at the time of publication.