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Abused Women in South Africa who Kill their Intimate Male Partners: A Psychological Exploration
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Gertie Pretorius --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Monique Bester --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to explore psychological risk factors that may precipitate the murder of a partner by an abused woman. In this article, the authors use multiple case studies and interviews with three women incarcerated for the... -
Intimate Partner Violence and HIV Risk among Women in Primary Health Care Delivery Services in a South African Setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council University of Free State, South Africa Adlai Davids --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaThe aim of the study is to investigate intimate partner violence (IPV) and HIV risk among antenatal care attendees at primary care health care facilities in a South African setting. A convenient sample of 984 pregnant women (mean age of... -
Intimate Partner Violence and Poverty in the Context of Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tirelo Modie-Moroka --- University of Botswana,The study aimed at exploring pathways of intimate partner violence and poverty. The sample consisted of 30 women (aged 18 to 54 years) who had experienced intimate partner violence. Data were collected through semi-structured in-depth interviews and analysed thematically. The... -
Exploring the Psychological Exteriority and Interiority of Men's Violence Against Women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ursula Lau --- University of South Africa, Garth Stevens --- University of the Witwatersrand,This study explored male perpetrators subjective experiences of violence against their intimate partners. Participants were a convenience sample of 12 men (11 ‘Black’ and 1 ‘White’, between 18 to 70 years of age) recruited from three organisations in Johannesburg, South... -
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Protection Orders for Female Victims of Intimate Partner Violence in Vhembe District of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Supa Pengpid --- University of Limpopo, South Africa Judith McFarlane --- Texas Woman's University, USA Mercy Banyini --- University of Venda, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to assess the value of protection orders in reducing intimate partner violence against women in the Vhemba district of South Africa. In a one-group pre-post test study design 118 women who had received a... -
Forensic documentation of Intimate Partner Violence in Primary Health Care
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: S Duma --- School of health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa GA Ogunbanjo --- Dept. of Family Medicine & PHC, South Africa -
Pattern of domestic violence among pregnant women in Jos, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: ANI Gyuse --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria AP Ushie --- ECWA Evengel Hospital, NigeriaBackground: Domestic violence is a global concern. Domestic violence refers to violence inflicted on a partner (mostly females) within the context of the family or an intimate relationship. It is known to be responsible for numerous hospital visits undertaken by... -
Intimate partner abuse of educated, employed black South African women: sociocultural factors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Gertie Pretorius --- Centre for Psychological Services and Career Development (PsyCaD) and Division for Academic Development and Support (ADS), South Africa Matilda Molefe --- , Rony H. Sklar --- Centre for Psychological Services and Career Development (PsyCaD) and Division for Academic Development and Support (ADS), South AfricaThis study aimed to explore the influence of African culture and tradition on the abuse experiences of Black South African women who are educated and employed. Interviews were conducted with seven Black South African women (age range 38 to 47)... -
Health-related factors associated with intimate partner violence in women attending a primary care clinic in south-western Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AA Silva --- Family Medicine Department, Nigeria A Irabor --- Family Medicine Department, Nigeria OO Olowookere --- Family Medicine Department, Nigeria E Owoaje --- Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Nigeria LA Adebusoye --- Family Medicine Department, NigeriaBackground: Intimate partner violence (IPV) relates to poor physical and mental health in women. Women who have experienced it access healthcare facilities more frequently with symptoms that are often unrelated to violence. The objective of the study was to determine... -
A criminological assessment on South African women who murdered their intimate male partners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anni Hesselink --- Department of Criminology and Security Science, South Africa Pearl Dastile --- Department of Criminology and Security Science, South AfricaThis study aimed to unravel the offence-specific factors to murder by females of their intimate male partners. Participants were 15 South African women prison inmates serving sentences for murdering their male partners (age range from 22 years to 62 years)... -
Gender inequality dynamics in the prevention of a heterosexual HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jane Wathuta --- School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaThis paper critiques the approach to the elimination of gender inequality as an HIV prevention strategy in the just ended era of the Millennium Development Goals, with the aim of contributing to the formulation of policy guidelines for sub-Saharan Africa... -
Intimate partner violence among HIV positive pregnant women in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Gladys Matseke --- HIV/AIDS/STI and TB (HAST), Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Violeta J Rodriguez --- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, USA Karl Peltzer --- HIV/AIDS/STI and TB (HAST), Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Deborah Jones --- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, USAThe aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and associated factors among pregnant HIV-infected women in primary health care facilities in Nkangala and Gert Sibande districts, Mpumalanga, South Africa. Participants were 673 women... -
Evaluation of a two-question screening tool in the detection of intimate partner violence in a primary healthcare setting in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Saimen --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa E Armstrong --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa C Manitshana --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa I Govender --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South AfricaIntroduction: Intimate partner violence has been recognised globally as a human rights violation. It is universally under-diagnosed and the institution of timeous multi-faceted interventions has been noted to benefit intimate partner violence victims. Currently the concept of using a screening... -
Pattern of intimate partner violence disclosure among pregnant women attending ante-natal clinic in Oyo East Local Government, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AO Ayodapo --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria OO Sekoni --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria MC Asuzu --- Department of Community Medicine, NigeriaBackground: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health problem. Despite being a phenomenon that occurs globally, few studies have reviewed the issue of intimate partner violence among pregnant women as it relates to disclosure of abuse. This study... -
Constrained relationship agency as the risk factor for intimate partner violence in different models of transactional sex
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Rebecca Fielding-Miller --- Department of Medicine, USA Kristin Dunkle --- South African Medical Research Council, South AfricaWomen who engage in transactional sex are more likely to experience intimate partner violence (IPV) and are at higher risk of HIV. However, women engage in transactional sex for a variety of reasons and the precise mechanism linking transactional sex... -
In Search of Poem-Maps of the Swahili Seas: Three Sea Poems by Haji Gora Haji
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor --- Independent Scholar, KenyaTo what extent can a text borne in memory give texture, perspectives, meaning, dimensionality and sense to a place? Where is the locus of meaning in such a case? Can this locus be mapped? Questions about Swahili navigational poetry (poem-maps)... -
Effect of counselling on the family function of intimate partner violence victims attending antenatal clinic in a tertiary hospital in North Central Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: BO Akor --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria LA Moses --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria ND Baamlong --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria LL Shedul --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria AS Haruna --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria JM Abu --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria OU Chira --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria NR Ripiye --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria RA Abdulkareem --- Department of Family Medicine, NigeriaBackground and aim: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global problem. Family dysfunction is an integral characteristic of IPV homes. However, not much has been done regarding restoration of these families. The aim of this study was to explore the... -
Attachment styles as predictors of intimate partner violence: A retrospective study with a student population
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Natasja K. Magorokosho --- , Namibia Mara Mberira --- , NamibiaThis study explored the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration or victimisation and intrinsic factors such as attachment styles. A total of 159 male and 221 female undergraduate students, ranging in age from 18 to 50 participated in the... -
Prospective intimate partner violence screening tool for use in primary healthcare facilities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Rehanna Theresa Felix --- , South Africa Wilma ten Ham-Baloyi --- , South Africa Nita Strümpher --- , South AfricaThe study piloted an intimate partner violence (IPV) screening tool for use with female patients by professional nurses in primary health facilities. Utilising a one group, pre-test post-test design, one hundred and twenty-eight participants completed the pre-test measure (all females;... -
“Growing up and growing old with HIV”: HIV+ adolescents’ experiences of disclosing statuses to romantic partners in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Philani Mlilo --- , Zimbabwe Cowen Dziva --- , Zimbabwe Vuyisile Precious Moyo --- , Zimbabwe Nonhlanhla Lindelwe Ndondo --- , South Africa Zanele Ndlovu --- , Zimbabwe Nkosinathi Muyambo --- , South AfricaThis article explores the experiences of HIV-positive adolescents disclosing their status to romantic partners in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Disclosure of HIV status continues to be one of the most pressing issues facing adolescents, especially those in relationships, yet health care workers... -
‘I just want to live’: A case study exploring separation abuse among women in heterosexual relationships
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Samantha-Sue Johnson --- , South Africa Duane D. Booysen --- , South AfricaIntimate partner violence is a public health and human rights concern. We aimed to explore the lived experiences of women survivors of separation abuse. Our informants were four South African women who experienced separation abuse by a partner. The women... -
“I didn’t support PrEP because I didn’t know what it was”: Inadequate information undermines male partner support for young women’s pre-exposure prophylaxis use in western Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kawango Agot --- , Kenya Miriam Hartmann --- , USA Sophie Otticha --- , Kenya Alexandra Minnis --- , USA Jacob Onyango --- , Kenya Marylyn Ochillo --- , Kenya Sarah T Roberts --- , USAThe HIV infection rate is higher among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Africa than men in the same age range. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can be used by women discreetly; however, for most AGYW, male partner approval is desired... -
Associations between COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and the experience of violence among women and girls living with and at risk of HIV in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Olujide Arije --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Amaka Enemo --- , Nigeria Aaron Sunday --- , Nigeria Amira Muhammad --- Northern Nigerian Transgender Initiative, Nigeria Hasiya Yunusa Nyako --- , Nigeria Rilwan Mohammed Abdullah --- , Nigeria Henry Okiwu --- , Nigeria Erik Lamontagne --- , SwitzerlandAim : Women and girls living with and at high risk of HIV (WGL&RHIV) had an increased risk for gender-based violence (GBV) during COVID-19. The study aimed to assess the associations between vaccine hesitancy and GBV, HIV status and psychological...