Investigating The Relationship Between Psychological Factors And Intimate Partner Violence Among Young Couples In Kibera-Laini Saba, Nairobi County

Abstract

The iaim iof ithis istudy iwas ito iinvestigate ithe irelationship ibetween ipsychological ifactors iand iintimate ipartner iviolence iamong iyoung icouples imarried ifor ia iperiod iof i5-10 iyears iin iKibera-Laini iSaba, iNairobi icounty. iThe ispecific iobjectives iwere ito iinvestigate ithe icauses iof iintimate ipartner iviolence iamong icouples iin iurban iinformal isettlement, ito iinvestigate ithe iextent iof iintimate ipartner iviolence iin iurban iinformal isettlement, ito idetermine ithe iintervention istrategies ithat ican ibe iadapted ito iresolve iintimate ipartner iviolence iin ikibera ilaini iSaba. iThe istudy iused idescriptive isurvey iresearch idesign. iThe itarget ipopulation iwere imarried icouples i(both imen iand iwomen) iwho ihave iexperienced iintimate ipartner iviolence iin iKibera islum, iLaini iSaba, iNairobi iCounty. iThe isample ipopulation isize iwas i123 iparticipants. iA iquestionnaire iwas iused ito icollect iprimary idata. iThe idata ifor ithe istudy iwas ianalyzed iboth iqualitatively iand iquantitatively. iThe idata icollected iwas ikeyed iin iand ianalyzed iwith ithe iaid iof iSPSS. iA iregression ianalysis iwas iused ito iassess ithe iassociation ibetween ithe ivariables iand idescribe ithe irelationship iin ipercentages ito ishow iwhether ithe ipatterns ican ibe igeneralized. iRegression iwas iused ito ishow ihow iage, ieducation iand igender icontribute ito ithe iintimate ipartner iviolence iamong iyoung icouples. iThe istudy ifound ithat ithe icauses iof iintimate ipartner iviolence iis iintermarriage iwhere ione idoes inot iunderstand ithe iculture iof ithe iother, ibareness, isearching iof ia iboy ichild iand ithe ilady ideliver ia ibaby igirl, iand ialcohol iand idrug iabuse. i iDishonesty iamong icouples ihas ibeen iseen ito ilead ito iviolence, ipoverty idue ito iunemployment, iverbal iabuse iand ilack iof irespect iamong icouples iin ithe irelationship, iand imisunderstand iamong icouples. iAll ithese ifactors ihave iled ito iintimate ipartner iviolence iwhich ihas iresulted iinto idivorce, ideath, ior ipermanent idisability iamong ithe icouples. iThe istudy ifound ithat iat i5% ilevel iof isignificance iand i95% ilevel iof iconfidence, ieducation, igender, iand iage iwere iall isignificant ion iintimate ipartner iviolence iamong iyoung icouples i(5-10 iyears iof imarriage) iin iKibera- iLaini iSaba, iNairobi iCounty. iThe istudy ifound ithat ithere iis ia ivery istrong iassociation ibetween ipsychological ifactors iand iintimate ipartner iviolence iamong iyoung icouples iwhich iis isignificant. iThe istudy iconcluded ithat ithe iviolence ihas imade isome iof ithem ito ibecome idisabled ias iblunt iobject ihave ibeen iused iresulting iin islashing ion ithe ivarious ibody iparts isuch ias ilegs, ihands iamong iothers. iThe istudy ialso iconcluded ithat ithey ihave isuffered iextensive iverbal iabuse ifrom itheir ipartners iwhich ihas iresulted iinto ishame iamong ithe ichildren iand ineighbours iwhich ihas iaffected itheir ilevel iof iinteraction idue ito ishame. iSelf-esteem ihas ibeen iaffected iand ithey ihave ieven ifailed ito ibe igood irole imodels ito itheir ichildren. iThe istudy iconcluded ithat iintimate ipartner iviolence ireduced ithe iability ito iconcentrate ion idevelopment. iThe istudy irecommends ithat ithere ishould ibe isustained isensitization, iawareness iraising iand iattitude iand ibehaviour ichange iprogrammes ito ireduce ithe iprevalence iof iIPV, ichallenge iIPV isupportive iperceptions iand iattitudes iand ito iinfluence ia iculture iof inon-violence, iequality iand irespect iwithin iyoung iwomen’s iintimate irelationships.