Open AccessGender Inequality and Intimate Partner Violence Among Women in Moshi, Tanzania
Author(s) -
Laura Ann McCloskey,
Corrine M. Williams,
Ulla Larsen
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
international family planning perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-4154
pISSN - 0190-3187
DOI - 10.1363/3112405
Subject(s) - domestic violence , tanzania , demography , population , sexual violence , poison control , sexual abuse , medicine , physical abuse , suicide prevention , injury prevention , psychology , environmental health , socioeconomics , sociology , criminology
In Sub-Saharan Africa, where rates of intimate partner violence are high, knowing the prevalence of abuse and associated patterns of risk is crucial to ensuring women's health and development. Intimate partner violence in Tanzania has not been assessed through a population-based survey.