Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant challenge that has a profound impact on women, and a contributing factor to its high prevalence is the justification of IPV. Various research works have shown that women’s socioeconomic status (SES) is connected to IPV justification. The major objective of this study is to investigate the socioeconomic disparities in justification of IPV by women in Nigeria. The study involved an analysis of the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey data using a sample comprising 116,958 women. The study utilized chi-square tests and logistic regression as the classical test, and the Bayesian Regression Model in Stan for its analysis. The results were presented using odds ratios along with the 95% confidence limits. The study found that the occurrence of IPV justification by women in Nigeria stood at 32.9%. Additionally, it shows a significant but weak relationship between women’s age and the justification of IPV. Controlling for covariates, women who lacked formal education possess a higher likelihood of justifying IPV with a 54% increase in odds in comparison to women with a higher education level. The study also found that women in the poorest wealth category had a 17% increase in odds of justifying IPV compared to women in the middle-class category, indicating a concerning trend of tolerance toward domestic violence among women with lower SES. IPV has detrimental effects on women and their children. To combat this issue, programs aimed at contextualizing IPV, improving women’s SES, advocating for the end of IPV, and empowering women are highly important. Ultimately, IPV is unjustifiable, regardless of the rationale behind it, and action is needed to reduce the victimization of women within our societies.

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尼日利亚妇女亲密伴侣暴力的正当性：社会经济地位有何不同？


亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）是一项对女性产生深远影响的重大挑战，其高发率的一个因素是 IPV 的合理性。各种研究工作表明，女性的社会经济地位 (SES) 与 IPV 的合理性相关。本研究的主要目的是调查尼日利亚妇女在证明 IPV 合理性方面的社会经济差异。该研究使用包含 116,958 名女性的样本对 2018 年尼日利亚人口和健康调查数据进行分析。该研究使用卡方检验和逻辑回归作为经典检验，并使用斯坦的贝叶斯回归模型进行分析。结果使用比值比和 95% 置信限来呈现。研究发现，尼日利亚女性 IPV 合理化发生率为 32.9%。此外，它表明女性年龄与 IPV 合理性之间存在显着但微弱的关系。控制协变量后，与受过高等教育的女性相比，缺乏正规教育的女性证明 IPV 合理性的可能性更高，其几率增加了 54%。研究还发现，与中产阶级女性相比，最贫困财富类别的女性证明 IPV 正当性的可能性增加了 17%，这表明社会经济地位较低的女性对家庭暴力的容忍趋势令人担忧。 IPV 对妇女及其子女有不利影响。为了解决这个问题，旨在将 IPV 融入实际情况、改善妇女的社会经济地位、倡导结束 IPV 以及赋予妇女权力的计划非常重要。归根结底，无论其背后的理由如何，IPV 都是不合理的，我们需要采取行动减少社会中妇女的受害程度。