Intimate partner violence is a significant problem affecting women globally. In The Gambia, despite legislation to prevent IPV, women still face an increasing rate of IPV. This paper examined the effect of women education on intimate partner violence among ever married women in The Gambia using the 2019-2020 Demographic and Health Survey dataset employing a logistic regression model. The study highlights that women with higher education are less likely to witness IPV. In contrast, a woman who witness inter-parental violence or have a partner who exhibits controlling behaviour is more likely to experience intimate partner violence. It also shows that an employed woman, a woman from a poor household or a woman who has one or more children is more likely to be a victim of intimate partner violence. The findings show higher education is an escape route for IPV among Gambian women, which has implications for policy and programmatic interventions. These implications are discussed in the paper.
Understanding the Effect of Women Education on Intimate Partner Violence Among Ever Married Women in The Gambia
- Isatou A. Badjie