Influence of community social norms on spousal violence: A population-based multilevel study of Nigerian women

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 148-155

  Linos, Natalia ^a,c   Slopen, Natalie ^b   Subramanian, S V ^a   Berkman, Lisa ^a   Kawachi, Ichiro ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NOT AVAILABLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SPOUSE ABUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872533186     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300829     Document Type: Article

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