Prevalence and associated factors of Intimate Partner Violence against Women in Ethiopia: A Review paper

Women in the developing world are active participants of both economic and non-economic activities of the household. Nonetheless, they are also victims of violence against women particularly intimate partner violence. Hence, the purpose of this review paper was to examine the prevalence and associated factors of intimate partner violence against women in Ethiopia. By its methodological approach, this review is considered to be a narrative review since the reviewer summarized the findings of empirical research which were conducted in different parts of Ethiopia, and a total of 12 research findings were reviewed. The findings from these studies revealed that, the prevalence of intimate partner violence against women is high. Besides, alcohol drinking habit, khat chewing, cigarette smoking, age of woman at marriage, occupation, woman’s aggressiveness, talking to husband about money matters with their husbands, educational status, history of previous marriage, years of marriage, marriage arrangement, number of children, believe in husband dominance, respondent’s witness of partner violence, partner fighting habit, an IPV accepting attitude, decision-making autonomy of women, geographical regions, area of residence, and number of wives the partner have are identified associated factors with intimate partner violence against women in Ethiopia.