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Dynamics of violence disclosure among women in Kenya: trends, changes and associated factors

Authors :
Joshua Okyere
Abigail Kabukie Dosoo
Castro Ayebeng
Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
Source :
Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, Vol 43, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
BMC, 2024.

Abstract

Abstract Background Kenya has ratified and enacted several frameworks and laws in a bid to reduce the incidence of IPV and improve disclosure of violence experience. With these legal and structural mechanisms in place, women’s disclosure of IPV is expected to show a positive trend over the years. We examined the trends and factors associated with disclosure of IPV among women in Kenya. Methods The 2008, 2014 and 2022 Kenya demographic and health survey data was used, with a weighted sample of 6,093 women aged 15–49 years. The sample size for 2008, 2014 and 2022 were 1350, 1165, and 3578, respectively. Violence disclosure was the outcome variable. A logistic regression model was fitted to estimate the predicted probabilities (margins) of reporting violence for each year. Additionally, a multivariable logistic regression was performed to assess factors associated with violence disclosure using a backward stepwise approach. Results We found a statistically significant increase in the odds of disclosing violence by 65% from 2008 to 2022 [OR = 1.65; 95%CI: 1.41–1.94, p

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20721315
Volume :
43
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.43b5b647dd54589a8989ed2c1794e17
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-024-00702-4