Money, Economic Abuse, and Food Insecurity: A Qualitative Study among Young Nigerian Women with a History of Intimate Partner Violence

被引:5
作者
Frost, Elizabeth L. [1 ]
Fawole, Olufunmilayo I. [2 ]
Okedare, Omowumi O. [2 ]
Salawu, Mobolaji M. [2 ]
Kiene, Susan M. [1 ]
Augusto, Camarina [1 ]
Reed, Elizabeth [1 ]
机构
[1] San Diego State Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, San Diego, CA 92182 USA
[2] Univ Ibadan, Fac Publ Hlth, Dept Epidemiol & Med Stat, Coll Med, Ibadan 200212, Nigeria
来源
ADOLESCENTS | 2023年 / 3卷 / 02期
关键词
intimate partner violence; economic vulnerability; food insecurity; economic abuse; SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; GIRLS; RISK; VULNERABILITY; HEALTH; MULTICOUNTRY; PREVALENCE; COMMUNITY; COERCION;
D O I
10.3390/adolescents3020023
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
Intimate partner violence (IPV) occurs in high proportions among young women, with long-lasting adverse health and social outcomes. Recent research findings suggest that experiencing economic vulnerability may influence the ways in which young women experience or are at risk for IPV, including economic abuse. Economic abuse, a form of IPV, involves a partner's control over money and other economic resources or activities. This study explored economic vulnerability and IPV, including economic abuse, among young Nigerian women reporting a recent history of IPV. In-depth interviews (n = 25) were conducted with women aged 18-30 years who had experienced IPV in the past year. Women were recruited from community and health facilities in low-income neighborhoods of Ibadan, Nigeria. A semi-structured interview guide was used to gather data on women's economic vulnerability (e.g., food security, living situation, employment/education opportunities, family financial support, economic independence) and experiences of IPV. An analysis was conducted using a thematic analysis approach. The coding scheme was based on interview protocols, adding open codes from emergent themes identified in the interviews. On average, participants were 21 years old, most had children (68%) and reported to be cohabitating with a male partner (56%), and 48% had less than a secondary level of education. Among the emergent themes, women reported economic vulnerability as being financially dependent on a male partner for basic needs. Among this sample, economic vulnerability was exacerbated by limited education, training, and work opportunities, and a disproportionate burden of household labor. Economic vulnerability precipitated all forms of IPV, including economic abuse, as well as sexual and pregnancy coercion. Economic abuse was reported to occur when male partners controlled household finances and denied women adequate allowance to purchase household food, including food for children. Findings from this qualitative study suggest that interventions promoting educational and employment opportunities may be critical to reducing financial reliance on male partners and young women's vulnerability to economic abuse and other forms of IPV. More research and programmatic work are needed on food deprivation as a form of economic abuse affecting women and their children.
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