Intimate partner controlling behaviour and intimate partner violence among married women in rural areas in South Africa

dc.contributor.authorSulaiman, Lanre Abdul-Rasheed
dc.contributor.authorOjogiwa, Oluwaseun T.
dc.contributor.authorAjayi, Chinyere Elsie
dc.contributor.emailu24141072@tuks.co.za
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-23T06:39:42Z
dc.date.available2025-05-23T06:39:42Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.descriptionDATA AVAILABILITY : Data from the 2016 South African Demographic and Health Survey (SADHS) were used in this study; the data are available in the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) programme database (https://dhsprogram.com).
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND : Violence against women is a critical public health issue, and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is prevalent globally as its predominant form. Despite extensive research on its prevalence, the connection between IPV and controlling behaviour has not been sufficiently researched, especially within the context of rural living. This study contributes to this gap by assessing the relationship between intimate partner controlling behaviour and IPV among rural dwellers in South Africa. METHODS : The study used the domestic violence module data from the 2016 South Africa Demographic and Health Survey (SADHS). The data were analysed using both descriptive statistics- percentages, mean, and standard deviation- and inferential statistics-logistic regression. RESULTS : The study found intimate partner controlling behaviour as a predictor of IPV among married women residing in rural communities in South Africa. Accusations of infidelity, restrictions on seeing family members, general movement control, and jealousy were the forms of intimate partner controlling behaviour that predicted the occurrence of IPV. CONCLUSION : Intimate partner controlling behaviour is associated with intimate partner violence. Based on this finding, we argue that preventative, and responsive approaches that combine education, awareness raising, pathways to help seeking, women’s personal development and empowerment will have greater benefits in helping to tackle the problem of controlling behaviour and intimate partner violence against rural women in South Africa.
dc.description.departmentSociology
dc.description.sdgSDG-05: Gender equality
dc.description.urihttps://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/
dc.identifier.citationSulaiman, LR., Ojogiwa, O.T. & Ajayi, C.E. Intimate partner controlling behaviour and intimate partner violence among married women in rural areas in South Africa. BMC Women's Health 25, 199 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-025-03687-2.
dc.identifier.issn1472-6874 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1186/s12905-025-03687-2
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/102487
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBioMed Central
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2025. Open Access. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
dc.subjectIntimate partner violence (IPV)
dc.subjectControlling behaviour
dc.subjectCoercive behaviour
dc.subjectMarried
dc.subjectCohabiting
dc.subjectRural women
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)
dc.titleIntimate partner controlling behaviour and intimate partner violence among married women in rural areas in South Africa
dc.typeArticle

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