Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Intimate Partner Violence Among Adolescents and Young Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review
ObjectiveTo summarize the evidence on how socio-economic status and intimate partner violence (IPV) are interrelated among adolescents and young women (AYW) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).MethodsOnline databases such as MEDLINE, Embase, PsycIFO, CINAHL, Cochrane Central, Sociological Abstracts, Web of...
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| author | Olutoyin Opeyemi Ikuteyijo Olutoyin Opeyemi Ikuteyijo Nejimu Zepro Nejimu Zepro Nejimu Zepro Akanni Ibukun Akinyemi Nicole Probst-Hensch Nicole Probst-Hensch Sonja Merten Sonja Merten |
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| description | ObjectiveTo summarize the evidence on how socio-economic status and intimate partner violence (IPV) are interrelated among adolescents and young women (AYW) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).MethodsOnline databases such as MEDLINE, Embase, PsycIFO, CINAHL, Cochrane Central, Sociological Abstracts, Web of Science, and the African Index Medicus were used to identify studies published between 2015 and 2022. The reporting procedure was the Preferred Reporting Item for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) as a checklist extension for the scoping review.ResultsThe majority of the publications, ten (62.5%) were cross-sectional studies, while four (25%) were qualitative studies and two (12.5%) were mixed methods studies. The review found that lack of financial resources exposed AYW to all forms of violence ranging from physical, sexual, emotional, psychological, and economic violence. Nonetheless, financial reliance on a partner poses a long-term threat to AYW employment and financial stability.ConclusionSocio-economic status influences the level of IPV experienced by AYW in many countries of SSA, while evidence of the long-term effects remains uncovered. To achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1, which focuses on ending poverty in all forms by 2030, socio-economic inequalities caused by IPV among AYW require prompt interventions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-21f2276dde884ad185dde51b5ee510dc2025-01-03T04:13:01ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Public Health Reviews2107-69522025-01-014510.3389/phrs.2024.16070411607041Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Intimate Partner Violence Among Adolescents and Young Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping ReviewOlutoyin Opeyemi Ikuteyijo0Olutoyin Opeyemi Ikuteyijo1Nejimu Zepro2Nejimu Zepro3Nejimu Zepro4Akanni Ibukun Akinyemi5Nicole Probst-Hensch6Nicole Probst-Hensch7Sonja Merten8Sonja Merten9Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandFaculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandDepartment of Public Health and Epidemiology, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandFaculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandCollege of Medical and Health Science, Samara University, Semera, EthiopiaDepartment of Demography and Social Statistics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun, NigeriaDepartment of Public Health and Epidemiology, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandFaculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandDepartment of Public Health and Epidemiology, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandFaculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, SwitzerlandObjectiveTo summarize the evidence on how socio-economic status and intimate partner violence (IPV) are interrelated among adolescents and young women (AYW) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).MethodsOnline databases such as MEDLINE, Embase, PsycIFO, CINAHL, Cochrane Central, Sociological Abstracts, Web of Science, and the African Index Medicus were used to identify studies published between 2015 and 2022. The reporting procedure was the Preferred Reporting Item for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) as a checklist extension for the scoping review.ResultsThe majority of the publications, ten (62.5%) were cross-sectional studies, while four (25%) were qualitative studies and two (12.5%) were mixed methods studies. The review found that lack of financial resources exposed AYW to all forms of violence ranging from physical, sexual, emotional, psychological, and economic violence. Nonetheless, financial reliance on a partner poses a long-term threat to AYW employment and financial stability.ConclusionSocio-economic status influences the level of IPV experienced by AYW in many countries of SSA, while evidence of the long-term effects remains uncovered. To achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1, which focuses on ending poverty in all forms by 2030, socio-economic inequalities caused by IPV among AYW require prompt interventions.https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/phrs.2024.1607041/fullsocioeconomic statusadolescent healthsub-Saharan Africaintimate partner violenceadolescent girlsyoung women |
| spellingShingle | Olutoyin Opeyemi Ikuteyijo Olutoyin Opeyemi Ikuteyijo Nejimu Zepro Nejimu Zepro Nejimu Zepro Akanni Ibukun Akinyemi Nicole Probst-Hensch Nicole Probst-Hensch Sonja Merten Sonja Merten Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Intimate Partner Violence Among Adolescents and Young Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review Public Health Reviews socioeconomic status adolescent health sub-Saharan Africa intimate partner violence adolescent girls young women |
| title | Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Intimate Partner Violence Among Adolescents and Young Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review |
| title_full | Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Intimate Partner Violence Among Adolescents and Young Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review |
| title_fullStr | Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Intimate Partner Violence Among Adolescents and Young Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Intimate Partner Violence Among Adolescents and Young Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review |
| title_short | Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Intimate Partner Violence Among Adolescents and Young Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review |
| title_sort | socio economic factors influencing intimate partner violence among adolescents and young women in sub saharan africa a scoping review |
| topic | socioeconomic status adolescent health sub-Saharan Africa intimate partner violence adolescent girls young women |
| url | https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/phrs.2024.1607041/full |
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