Regional Differences in Factors of Gender-Based Violence among Young Mothers (15-24) in Nigeria.

Oloruntomiwa Oyetunde, University of Ibadan
Olorunfemi Ogundele, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo city, Ondo

Young mothers experiencing GBV have a triple burden going through adolescence, being a mother, and experiencing violence all at once. They are a unique population that has both youthful and motherhood needs and very few interventions to meet these needs at the same time. The study determined regional differences in factors of gender-based violence experienced among young mothers in Nigeria. The study analyzed a dataset from the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey conducted in 2018. Information about the age of experience of gender-based violence was extracted and cross-tabulated by region and other socio-demographic characteristics. The sample size was 10,004 young women(15-24)years old, 17.9% of girls 15-24 have ever experienced sexual violence. 2.8% have experienced sexual violence, 5.95% have physical and sexual violence. 20.7% reported being humiliated by their partners. Young women from the north, who are uneducated were more likely to have experienced more GBV.