Effect of Armed Conflict on Intimate Partner Violence : Evidence from the Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria

Intimate partner violence is the most common form of violence against women in conflict and non-conflict settings, but in conflict settings it often receives less attention than other forms of gender-based violence, such as conflict-related sexual...

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Main Authors:	Ekhator-Mobayode, Uche Eseosa, Hanmer, Lucia C., Rubiano Matulevich, Eliana Carolina, Arango, Diana Jimena
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	ARMED CONFLICT CONFLICT-AFFECTED STATES FORCED DISPLACEMENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AFRICA GENDER POLICY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/807641583160047607/Effect-of-Armed-Conflict-on-Intimate-Partner-Violence-Evidence-from-the-Boko-Haram-Insurgency-in-Nigeria http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33411

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spelling	okr-10986-334112022-09-20T00:11:54Z Effect of Armed Conflict on Intimate Partner Violence : Evidence from the Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria Ekhator-Mobayode, Uche Eseosa Hanmer, Lucia C. Rubiano Matulevich, Eliana Carolina Arango, Diana Jimena ARMED CONFLICT CONFLICT-AFFECTED STATES FORCED DISPLACEMENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AFRICA GENDER POLICY Intimate partner violence is the most common form of violence against women in conflict and non-conflict settings, but in conflict settings it often receives less attention than other forms of gender-based violence, such as conflict-related sexual violence. Using data from the 2008 and 2013 Domestic Violence module of the Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey spatially linked to the Boko Haram actor file of the Armed Conflict Location and Events Database, this paper employs a kernel-based difference-in-difference model to examine the effect of the Boko Haram insurgency on women's experience of physical and sexual intimate partner violence. It also examines the effect of the Boko Haram insurgency on women's experience of controlling behavior from a husband or partner, women's autonomy in household decision making, and their control over their own earnings. The paper finds that the Boko Haram insurgency is associated with slower progress toward preventing and eliminating women's experiences of physical and sexual intimate partner violence. Controlling behaviors from husbands/partners and reductions in women's autonomy in household decision making are heightened in locations that are impacted by the Boko Haram insurgency, indicating that the Boko Haram insurgency adversely affects women's agency and exacerbates behaviors that are often precursors to intimate partner violence. 2020-03-04T17:36:32Z 2020-03-04T17:36:32Z 2020-03 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/807641583160047607/Effect-of-Armed-Conflict-on-Intimate-Partner-Violence-Evidence-from-the-Boko-Haram-Insurgency-in-Nigeria http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33411 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9168 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Nigeria
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topic	ARMED CONFLICT CONFLICT-AFFECTED STATES FORCED DISPLACEMENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AFRICA GENDER POLICY
spellingShingle	ARMED CONFLICT CONFLICT-AFFECTED STATES FORCED DISPLACEMENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AFRICA GENDER POLICY Ekhator-Mobayode, Uche Eseosa Hanmer, Lucia C. Rubiano Matulevich, Eliana Carolina Arango, Diana Jimena Effect of Armed Conflict on Intimate Partner Violence : Evidence from the Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria
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description	Intimate partner violence is the most common form of violence against women in conflict and non-conflict settings, but in conflict settings it often receives less attention than other forms of gender-based violence, such as conflict-related sexual violence. Using data from the 2008 and 2013 Domestic Violence module of the Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey spatially linked to the Boko Haram actor file of the Armed Conflict Location and Events Database, this paper employs a kernel-based difference-in-difference model to examine the effect of the Boko Haram insurgency on women's experience of physical and sexual intimate partner violence. It also examines the effect of the Boko Haram insurgency on women's experience of controlling behavior from a husband or partner, women's autonomy in household decision making, and their control over their own earnings. The paper finds that the Boko Haram insurgency is associated with slower progress toward preventing and eliminating women's experiences of physical and sexual intimate partner violence. Controlling behaviors from husbands/partners and reductions in women's autonomy in household decision making are heightened in locations that are impacted by the Boko Haram insurgency, indicating that the Boko Haram insurgency adversely affects women's agency and exacerbates behaviors that are often precursors to intimate partner violence.
format	Working Paper
author	Ekhator-Mobayode, Uche Eseosa Hanmer, Lucia C. Rubiano Matulevich, Eliana Carolina Arango, Diana Jimena
author_facet	Ekhator-Mobayode, Uche Eseosa Hanmer, Lucia C. Rubiano Matulevich, Eliana Carolina Arango, Diana Jimena
author_sort	Ekhator-Mobayode, Uche Eseosa
title	Effect of Armed Conflict on Intimate Partner Violence : Evidence from the Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria
title_short	Effect of Armed Conflict on Intimate Partner Violence : Evidence from the Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria
title_full	Effect of Armed Conflict on Intimate Partner Violence : Evidence from the Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria
title_fullStr	Effect of Armed Conflict on Intimate Partner Violence : Evidence from the Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed	Effect of Armed Conflict on Intimate Partner Violence : Evidence from the Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria
title_sort	effect of armed conflict on intimate partner violence : evidence from the boko haram insurgency in nigeria
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/807641583160047607/Effect-of-Armed-Conflict-on-Intimate-Partner-Violence-Evidence-from-the-Boko-Haram-Insurgency-in-Nigeria http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33411
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Effect of Armed Conflict on Intimate Partner Violence : Evidence from the Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria

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