Open AccessIntimate Partner Violence, Poverty, and Maternal Health Care-Seeking Among Young Women in Kenya: a Cross-Sectional Analysis Informing the New Sustainable Development Goals
Author(s) -
Paul Burns,
Joseph R. Zunt,
Bernardo Hernández,
Bradley H. Wagenaar,
Manasi Kumar,
Danvers Omolo,
Cecilia Breinbauer
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
global social welfare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2196-8799
DOI - 10.1007/s40609-017-0106-4
Subject(s) - domestic violence , poverty , educational attainment , residence , demography , context (archaeology) , medicine , logistic regression , cross sectional study , environmental health , rural area , poison control , suicide prevention , geography , economic growth , sociology , archaeology , pathology , economics
Despite considerable achievements associated with the MDGs, under-five mortality, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, remains alarmingly high. Globally, intimate partner violence (IPV) affects one in three women within their lifetime. Little is known about the relationship between IPV and maternal care-seeking in the context of high rates of under-five mortality, particularly among young women and adolescent girls in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).