Women’s perceptions of domestic and intimate partner violence alongside government’s interventions in Nigeria: a qualitative study

Tools

Ike, T.J., Jidong, D.E. ORCID: 0000-0001-5034-0335 and Ayobi, E.E., 2022. Women’s perceptions of domestic and intimate partner violence alongside government’s interventions in Nigeria: a qualitative study. Criminology and Criminal Justice. ISSN 1748-8958 (Forthcoming)

Preview

Text
1605577_Jidong.pdf - Post-print
Download (495kB) | Preview

Abstract

Domestic violence, including intimate partner violence, increased exponentially following the Covid-19 pandemic. Nonetheless, there appears to be a paucity of research that draws on a social constructionist theoretical lens to explore women’s perspectives of the Nigerian government’s interventions addressing such violence. The study recruited twenty-four purposively selected female participants from Delta state, Nigeria. Informed by a social constructionist thematic analysis, findings revealed that they were a perceived sense that law enforcement agencies’ gender-biased response to domestic violence complaints and lack of awareness of legal solutions fuel domestic violence. The study recommends a randomised control trial to test the efficacy of legal education interventions in improving domestic violence awareness in Nigeria.

Item Type:

Journal article

Publication Title:

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Creators:

Ike, T.J., Jidong, D.E. and Ayobi, E.E.

Publisher:

SAGE Publications

Date:

7 September 2022

ISSN:

1748-8958