Factors associated with domestic violence in south-east Nigeria

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-78

  Obi, S N ^a   Ozumba, B C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CLASS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33847065508     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610601056509     Document Type: Article

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