Intimate partner violence as an obstacle to safer sex practice in South Africa

Type Thesis or Dissertation - Masters
Title Intimate partner violence as an obstacle to safer sex practice in South Africa
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Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2011
URL http://146.230.128.141/jspui/bitstream/10413/4227/1/Ogunmefun_Ajibola_2003.pdf
Abstract
Intimate partner violence is one of the major forms of violence against women, and it contributes to the inability of women to practice safer sex. This study uses a triangulation method to explore the relationship between intimate partner violence and condom use. Secondary data was used for both the quantitative and qualitative analyses. The results from both the quantitative and qualitative analyses revealed that women who report intimate partner violence are less likely to use condom. Other results from the quantitative analysis revealed that women with high socio-economic status are more likely to use condom. However, the qualitative analysis revealed that women experience intimate partner violence irrespective of their socio-economic status. Nevertheless, the two analyses revealed that a woman is less likely to use condom if her partner dislikes it. Moreover, negotiating for condom use could lead to further violence. As a result of this, there is need to target both men and women when addressing the issues of intimate partner violence and safer sex practice.

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