european journal of social sciences issn: 1450-2267 - EuroJournals
european journal of social sciences issn: 1450-2267 - EuroJournals
european journal of social sciences issn: 1450-2267 - EuroJournals
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European Journal <strong>of</strong> Social Sciences – Volume 5, Number 3 (2007)<br />
Women as Perpetuators <strong>of</strong> Domestic Violence in<br />
Nigeria: Evidence from Nigeria Demographic and<br />
Health Survey 2003<br />
Amos O. Oyedokun<br />
Doctoral Candidate, Demography and Population Studies<br />
University <strong>of</strong> the Witwatersrand, South Africa and Assistant Lecturer<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Demography and Social Statistics<br />
Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria<br />
E-mail: aooyedokun@yahoo.com<br />
Abstract<br />
This paper examines the role <strong>of</strong> women as the perpetuators <strong>of</strong> domestic violence in Nigeria<br />
using the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) conducted in 2003. Results<br />
show that most <strong>of</strong> the independent variables tested were significantly correlated with<br />
attitudes to wife battering. Also, age and the person having the final say on a woman’s<br />
health care were significant predictors <strong>of</strong> women holding on to modern views/ideas about<br />
wife battering (P
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