TY - RPRT AU - Simona, Simona J. AU - Muchindu, Mazuba AU - Ntalasha, Harriet CY - Rockville, Maryland, USA TI - Intimate partner violence (IPV) in Zambia: sociodemgraphic determinants and association with use of maternal health care T2 - DHS Working Papers No. 121 PB - ICF International PY - 2015 UR - http://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/WP121/WP121.pdf AB - This study used the 2013-2014 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS) dataset to examine, on one hand, the sociodemographic characteristics associated with intimate partner violence (IPV) and, on the other hand, the relationship between IPV and use of maternal health care (place of delivery and ANC visits). The study was based on 6,087 women, age 15-49, who were interviewed as part of the domestic violence module of the ZDHS. They reported having been in an intimate relationship previously and giving birth in the five years preceding the survey. Data were analysed using STATA 13. The study found that women’s characteristics, including marital status, household wealth, witnessing parental violence, and attitudes justifying wife beating, were significantly associated with reporting experience of IPV, after adjusting for educational attainment, occupation, alcohol consumption, area of residence, and other socio-economic factors. Partner characteristics significantly associated with IPV were alcohol consumption and controlling behaviour. IPV is only significantly associated with maternal delivery in a health facility at the bivariate level of analysis. It is not significantly associated with use of maternal health care after adjusting for area of residence, mother’s age for the most recent birth, birth order, educational attainment, and wealth. The study indicates that gender inequality and problematic cultural norms that privilege men with power over women still exist in Zambia, and thus IPV preventive strategies should incorporate a way to adjust such cultural norms, not only to increase the use of maternal health services but also to enhance the welfare of women. N1 - For assistance using downloaded citations from The DHS Program, please visit http://dhsprogram.com/publications/Citing-DHS-Publications.cfm. The DHS Working Papers series is a prepublication series of papers reporting on research in progress that is based on Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) data. This research is carried out with support provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through The DHS Program (#AIDOAA-C-13-00095). The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. ER -