Collective violence and attitudes of women toward intimate partner violence: Evidence from the niger delta

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Antai, Diddy ^a   Antai, Justina ^b  

^a The Angels Trust Nigeria   (Nigeria)

^b Division of Global Health and Inequalities   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS MEDIUM; NIGERIA; OCCUPATION; PARTNER VIOLENCE; RURAL AREA;

EID: 68149134601     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-9-12     Document Type: Article

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