Prevalence and factors a~sociated with domestic violence against women in cotonou..

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AuteurBIGOT, CEDRIC EGNONWA PARFAIT
AuteurFLENON, JOSEPH
AuteurPADONOU, SETONDJI GERAUD ROMEO
AuteurEKOUEVI, KOUMAVI DIDIER
AuteurBIGOT, KOFFI ANDRE
Date d'ajout2026-06-02T16:06:57Z
Date de disponibilite2026-06-02T16:06:57Z
Date de publication2018
ResumeThe fight against domestic violence is a key public health challenge. We carried out this epidemiolOgical survey on domestic violence among 416 women .!living together as a couple in the city of Cotonou, and above 15 years of age. The data collected or gathered were sociodemographic and were related to acts of violence as weil as mcdical care and judicial management procedures. ln total, 77% of the women interviewed reported that they had been victims of one form of domestic violence over the past 12 months. Psychological violence was the predominant one. The prevalences of physical and sexual domestic violences were respectively 19 % and 17 %. Only 12% of cases of those violences motivated medicaJ consultation. In addition, only one case was reported to the judicial authority. ln Cotonou, the prevalence of domestic violence against women is high. However, a hypo-judicialization of its management i.e. low rate of its management by judiciaJ institutions is noted. ln order to improve women status and health, actions are required for the prevention and repression of violences exerted against them.
Autre identifiantBECDB-7187
URIhttps://dspace.uac.bj/handle/123456789/6484
Languefr
Fait partie deIndian Journal ofForensic and Community Medicine
SujetDomestic violence
SujetWomen
SujetCotonou
TitrePrevalence and factors a~sociated with domestic violence against women in cotonou..
TypeArticle

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