African Journal of Gender and Women Studies

African Journal of Gender and Women Studies ISSN 2516-9831 Vol. 4 (1), pp. 001-007, January, 2019. © International Scholars Journals

Full Length Research Paper

Violence against women and reproduction health among African women: The case of Bette women of Obudu in Cross River State, Nigeria

M. A. Ushie¹, C. V. O. Eneji², D. B. Ugal¹, O. Anyaoha, B. A. Ushie³ and J. E. Bassey⁴

¹Department of Sociology, University of Calabar, Nigeria.

²College of Humanities and Development, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.

³Department of Sociology, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.

⁴Department of Adult Education and Community Development, University of Calabar, Nigeria.

Accepted 08 October, 2018

Abstract

Violence against women (VAW) is continually recognized as a global health concern yet population based studies of its determinants and consequences remain scarce in less developed areas. This study was undertaken to fill this gap, the study covered four wards of the ten political wards in Obudu using system rand sampling to obtain respondents. Quantitative instruments (questionnaire) and methods (SPSS) were adopted to generate and analyze the data. The result showed prevalence of violence against women in the study area, common factors that enhance the perpetration of violence against women and it has very serious health consequences for women. The coping strategies included among others perseverance, learning to cope among other strategies. From the following some recommendations were given as panacea to solving these problems so highlighted.

Key words: Violence, reproduction health, women abuse, reproductive decision.