Forms and Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Experienced By Women Survivors in Shelter Homes in Kenya
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Date
2017
Authors
Muriithi, Joan Katarina
Ngige, Lucy W
Kimani, Elishiba N
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International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
Abstract
This paper establishes the forms and prevalence of IPV among women survivors. Nairobi and Nakuru were the
focus areas as they host the only two women shelter homes in Kenya. A survey design was employed on a sample
of 230 women survivors. Primary data was collected using interview schedules for IPV survivors, key informant
interviews for service providers, and Focus Group Discussions for Community Health Workers. Records in the
shelter homes furnished secondary data. Data was analysed and presented thematically. The study established
that IPV is a serious social and economic vice that requires proactive stakeholders to address. The authors
recommend enforcement of the existing National Policy Framework on Gender Based Violence, which provides
an important structure for the management of IPV. The need for collaboration between the relevant government
departments, shelter homes, religious leaders and community leaders in the management of IPV is paramount.
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Keywords
Intimate, Partner, Violence, women, sexual, physical, psychological, prevalence, shelters, Kenya
Citation
Muriithi, J. K. N., Ngige, L. W., & Kimani, E. (2017). Forms and prevalence of intimate partner violence experienced by women survivors in shelter homes in Kenya. Int J Human Soc Sci, 7(3), 2221-0989.