Worldwide, the incidence of violence regardless of the form is increasing on a daily basis. Although, both men and women are victims and perpetrators of violence, the rate of experience of violence undeniably differs according to gender, with more women bearing the larger burden of experience of violence. Yet, not much is known about the effect of personality treait on experience of domestic violence among women. This study examine the relationship between personality type and experience of domestic violence among currently married women in Southwestern Nigeria. The original survey adopted a mixed method approach involving the collection of both quantitative and qualitative data. However, analysis in this study was restricted to the quantitative data. Primary data were collected using semi-structured questionnaire. A total of 400 eligible respondents were randomly selected out of the total population of 290,280 women of reproductive age. The study revealed 40% of married women in the study area experienced at least one form of violence or the other. However, verbal/emotional violence accounted for the highest prevalence rate (60.0%), followed by physical violence (37.0%) and sexual violence (23.2%). Findings also revealed personality trait was a significant predictor of domestic violence among women. Women with neuroticism, agreeableness and conscientiousness personality had higher likelihood of experiencing domestic violence relative to women with the extraversion personality. The openness personality trait was not significant in predicting experience of domestic violence. The study found high prevalence of domestic violence, while verbal/emotional violence remains the most prevalent form of domestic violence experienced by the women. Personality trait of the women was a significant predictor of experience of domestic violence.
Background: In Nigeria, the prevalence of domestic violence (spousal) among women age 15-49 years indicate an upward trend, from 25% in 2008 to 31% in 2013 and 36% in 2018. However, data also indicates more than one quarter of women in Nigeria as at 2018 support wife beating under certain circumstances. Despite studies linking personality trait to attitude towards violence, studies in this regard seems to receive little or no attention in Nigeria. This study, examines the effect of personality trait on attitude of women towards domestic violence in Nigeria. Methods:The study collected primary data, while adopting a cross-sectional research design. The study population comprised of women of reproductive age (15-49) years, currently married, and living with their partner. A total of 400 women who had experienced domestic violence were purposively surveyed to represent the southwest region. Hierarchical Multiple Regression analysis was performed. Data for the study was analyzed using SPSS Version 22 software.Results: Findings from the study showed high prevalence of verbal/emotional violence (60%), followed by physical violence (37%) and sexual violence (23%). Also, 47% of the women demonstrated a negative (supportive) attitude towards domestic violence. The multivariate result revealed of the five personality type (Big Five) examined, three namely: agreeableness, conscientiousness and neuroticism significantly predicted attitude towards domestic violence. Conclusion:The study found nearly half of the women demonstrated supportive attitude towards domestic violence, while personality trait was an important predictor of attitude towards domestic violence.
Background: Despite rising prevalence of high-risk birth and adverse birth outcome among adolescent mothers in Nigeria, there is paucity of studies relating childhood mortality risk with fertility behaviour of adolescent mothers. This study examines fertility behaviour of adolescent mothers in northern Nigeria and neonatal mortality risk. Methods: Data were derived by pooling together the three most recent Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys (NDHS, 2008, 2013 and 2018). The sample size comprises of weighted sample of 3,739 adolescent mothers 15-19 years with 5, 274 live births for the period under consideration. Survival analysis (cox proportional hazard model) was used to estimate the hazard of neonatal mortality risk as a result of risky fertility behaviour. Results: Quality of maternal health service utilization was poor among (73.0%) of the adolescent mothers. The independent effect of adolescent fertility behaviour revealed a rise in hazard for neonatal mortality, with increasing high risk fertility behaviour, single high-risk (HR=2.69, p<0.001) and multiple high risk (HR=6.04, p<0.001). Adjusting for quality of maternal health service utilization, resulted in reduced hazard for neonatal mortality, though the result did not reach statistical significance (p>0.05). Adjusting for maternal, child characteristics and quality of maternal health service utilization, resulted in reduced hazard for neonatal mortality, though, the effect of risky fertility behaviour remained insignificant. Multiple birth babies were however, associated with elevated hazard for neonatal mortality (HR=11.4, p<0.05) relative to single birth babies. Conclusion: Adolescent fertility behaviour was associated with elevated hazard for neonatal mortality.
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