Intimate partner violence trajectories over a 1-year period in a population-based cohort of women in Kenya: associations with individual and community normative factors
Overall IPV prevalence persisted over a 1-year period, with dynamic movement in and out of safety, illustrating the unmet needs for prevention and response. Social norms appear to 'activate' individual and household IPV risk factors, affirming the need to address the norms that perpetuate IPV.
Authors
- Michele R. Decker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7085-7080)
- Shannon N. Wood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4389-3526)
- Peter Gichangi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9636-165X)
- Mary Thiongo
- G.N. Wamue-Ngare
- Anaise Williams
Institutions
- HOGENT University of Applied Sciences and Arts (BE)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Kenyatta University (KE)
- Ghent University Hospital (BE)
- Technical University of Mombasa (KE)
- Ghent University (BE)
- Center for Health and Gender Equity (US)
- International Centre for Reproductive Health Kenya (KE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Global Health
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2025-021078
- Primary Topic
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation