Infertility in Nigeria: A Risk Factor for Gender Based Violence

Ofovwe, CE; Eghafona, N. O.

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“…Differences in the cultures and contexts of countries and various data collection methods used by different studies can bring different meanings of violence to mind, and lead to different results. It is believed that infertile women undergo mental pressures by people around them and may indeed experience psychological crisis when they are frequently asked about the time of childbearing ( 45 ). The reports of violence often are hidden and unsteady due to the process of following up violence cases, shame and fear of being scolded by others, and unclear consequences of prosecution., which can lead to the repetition of violence against women ( 30 ).…”

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“…The infertile woman was often deemed as a useless, ominous person who brought shame. Being abandoned by the family and spouse was a consequence of infertility in such cultures, which ignited domestic violence ( 45 ). Religious beliefs along with the behaviors of friends and acquaintances could also have a protective role.…”

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“…Religious beliefs along with the behaviors of friends and acquaintances could also have a protective role. It has been observed that infertile women protected themselves against a crisis by saying sentences like “we trust in God to fix everything” ( 45 ). Also, it has been observed that the location where the victim of violence lived was a factor for being at risk for violence ( 45 ).…”

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“…It has been observed that infertile women protected themselves against a crisis by saying sentences like “we trust in God to fix everything” ( 45 ). Also, it has been observed that the location where the victim of violence lived was a factor for being at risk for violence ( 45 ). Consistent with this finding, a systematic review reported that infertility in countries with low and medium income levels was associated with domestic violence against women ( 16 ).…”

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Related factors of violence against women with infertility: A systematic review study based on an ecological approach

Hajizade-Valokolaee¹,

Khani²,

Fooladi³

et al. 2017

Electron Physician

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Background and aimInfertility as a global problem, affects the different aspects of women’s health. Also, violence against infertile women affects their psychological wellbeing and treatment consequence. This study aimed at reviewing related factors to violence against infertile women, based on an ecological approach.MethodsIn this systematic review, the researchers conducted their search in electronic databases such as Google Scholar, and then in more specialized ones such as Medline via PubMed, Science Direct, Up-to-date, Springer, SID, Magiran, Iranmedex and Irandoc with the key words violence, infertility, women, risk factors, social environment, and individuality, from 1988 to 2016. The selection of papers was undertaken from 20–27 January 2017. The articles were selected based on the following criteria: 1), the articles focused on the research question 2), infertility and violence were included in the title of the articles, and 3) articles were published in online journals. Exclusion criteria were articles which focused on violence against the general population, pregnant women and female sex workers and articles that were not available in full text form or written in other languages (Not Persian or English). The quality of selected studies was appraised using a 16-item checklist adapted from Tao. This checklist consisted of 16 items which used a 0 or 1 scoring system (not eligible or eligible). If an article received a score of 75% (12–16 points), it was of high quality. A score of 50% to 74% (8–12 points) indicated moderate quality, and less than 50% (8 points) indicated low quality. The process of titles, abstracts and full-texts’ appraisal led to the selection of 16 articles, which were used to write this articleResultsTwo of the articles based on 16-items of the check list had high quality score, 8 of them had moderate and the remaining articles had low quality score. Our findings were classified under three categories corresponding with the ecological approach: (1) Microsystem level “individual sociodemographic and infertility characteristics”, (2) Mesosystem level “interpersonal’ and husband sociodemographic characteristics” and (3) Macro system level considered ethnicity and cultural factors.ConclusionViolence against infertile women and the stress caused by it, would affect the consequences of infertility treatment. It is noted that various cultural-contextual factors cause violence in different societies. There is a need for the development of screening tools and applying counselors to identify infertile women at the risk of violence, and provide clinical services, counseling and social support.

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Related factors of violence against women with infertility: A systematic review study based on an ecological approach

Hajizade-Valokolaee¹,

Khani²,

Fooladi³

et al. 2017

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“…It may also result from experiencing child mortality (Boerma & Mgalla, 1999). More often than not in Nigeria and other sub-Saharan African countries, married women who are yet to have a living child are pressurised to have one, stigmatised, and experienced several types of marital discord, such as mental stress, sexual dysfunction, isolation or exclusion, and intimate partner violence (Ofovwe & Agbontaen-Eghafona, 2009;Fledderjohan, 2012).…”

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Does Having a Living Child Increase Women’s Risk of Intimate Partner Violence? Evidence from 2008- 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys

Solanke

Ilevbare

2017

ESJ

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This study examined the relationship between number of living children and intimate partner violence. This was with the view to ascertaining whether having living children or not having a living child was associated with increased risk of intimate partner violence among currently married women in Nigeria. The study analyzed data from 2008-2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys. The binary logistic regression was applied. Results showed that women who had two or more living children were 20.5% more likely to experience intimate partner violence compared with women who had no living child (OR=1.205; CI: 0.993-1.461). The study concluded that having living children increase women's risk of intimate partner violence in Nigeria. Women experiencing intimate partner violence should seek psychosocial counselling to reduce the incidence of intimate partner violence that may arise from childbearing.

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Prophets making gendered interventions: a feminist discourse analysis of gendered online miracles, advice, advertisements, and testimonies

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2021

Consumption Markets & Culture

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Infertility in Nigeria: A Risk Factor for Gender Based Violence

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Related factors of violence against women with infertility: A systematic review study based on an ecological approach

Related factors of violence against women with infertility: A systematic review study based on an ecological approach

Does Having a Living Child Increase Women’s Risk of Intimate Partner Violence? Evidence from 2008- 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys

Prophets making gendered interventions: a feminist discourse analysis of gendered online miracles, advice, advertisements, and testimonies

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