Intimate partner violence among married women in Kenya

Journal of Asian and African Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 457-469

  Djamba, Yanyi K ^a   Kimuna, Sitawa R ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Intimate partner abuse; Kenya

Indexed keywords

CULTURE; MARRIAGE; VIOLENCE; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 46649114789     PISSN: 00219096     EISSN: 17452538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021909608091976     Document Type: Article

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