INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN KENYA - Owiti, Elizabeth
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Intimate partner violence is a common practice in Kenya, making marriage a life-threatening union. It is generally culturally accepted and in some communities, men are praised for beating their wives while some women believe it's an expression of love. It has significant public health and socioeconomic impacts. Using the Demographic and Health Survey Data 2003, 2008/09 and 2014, this study used both linear probability and logit models to establish the determinants of various types of spousal violence. We found that contrary to the belief that economic empowerment shields women from partner…mehr

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Intimate partner violence is a common practice in Kenya, making marriage a life-threatening union. It is generally culturally accepted and in some communities, men are praised for beating their wives while some women believe it's an expression of love. It has significant public health and socioeconomic impacts. Using the Demographic and Health Survey Data 2003, 2008/09 and 2014, this study used both linear probability and logit models to establish the determinants of various types of spousal violence. We found that contrary to the belief that economic empowerment shields women from partner violence, this study found that 48 per cent of Kenyan women who earn more than their husbands accept spousal violence and 41 per cent have experienced physical partner violence while 76 per cent have experienced either physical, emotional or sexual violence from a spouse or an intimate partner. We also found that the absolute level of women's education does not protect Kenyan women from partnerviolence, but increases their vulnerability. Differential education showed a different picture with women who were more educated than their partners reporting experiencing less violence.
Autorenporträt
Elizabeth Owiti is a researcher and lecturer of Economics at the University of Nairobi, where she has taught for 10 years. Her areas of interest are Gender Economics, Health Economics, Public Economics. She is a policy advisor with wide experience in advising the governments in Africa and United Nations bodies including UNDP, UNHCR among others.