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Domestic Violence and Birth Spacing Among Married Women in Nigeria

Ajayi Christianah Abiodun, Ogunkorode Agatha, Akpor Oluwaseyi

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Birth spacing remains to be fewer than the recommended year interval between births in developing countries, Nigeria inclusive. This paper examines the impact of domestic violence on birth spacing among women of childbearing. The data was from Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey was employed to for this study. A total of 4,977 women of childbearing age that had experienced sexual and emotional violence were interviewed. Findings shown a significant association (χ2=0.2163, p>0.05) between emotional violence and birth spacing. No significant association (χ2=1.3753, p>0.05) between sexual violence and birth spacing. The study concludes that domestic violence has no influence on birth spacing among married couple in Nigeria. It is recommended that government at all levels should enhance women empowerment and increase their participation in labour force as to space birth rate adequately.


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