EC Paediatrics

Review Article Volume 12 Issue 11 - 2023

Dissolving the Precipitating Events in the Cycle Connecting Intimate Partner Violence and Violence against Children Through a Holistic Approach

SAkinbode Akeem Opeyemi1*, Akor Blessing2, Eseigbe Patricia3, Udoh Sunday Bassey4, Udom Ndifreke Ubokutom4 and Olowu Omolade Margaret3

1Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
2University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria
3Bingham University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria
4University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Uyo, Nigeria

*Corresponding Author: Akinbode Akeem Opeyemi, Family Medicine Department, Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria.
Received: September 19, 2023; Published: September 29, 2023




Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been described as a form of gender-based violence, which has become a global public health issue. In Nigeria, like most African countries, the victim usually the wife is seen as the property of the husband who has the right of use and misuse of his authority over his property. Consequently, such violence with its ripple effects on the family go unreported. Intimate partner violence is interwoven with the other forms of violence experienced by people, especially violence against children, within the confines of relationships, family settings, and communities. Violence against children (VAC) refers to all forms of violence conducted against persons under 18 years of age. The younger children are subjected to child maltreatment which entails emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, and neglect experienced in the company of parents or other guardian or authority figure. Girls and boys are at similar risk of sexual abuse as they grow into adolescence. The article is aimed at reviewing the cycle of events connecting IPV and VAC affecting the family unit, and to proffer solutions to the complex menace through a holistic approach.

 Keywords: Intimate Partner Violence; Violence against Children; Holistic Care

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Akinbode Akeem Opeyemi., et al. Dissolving the Precipitating Events in the Cycle Connecting Intimate Partner Violence and Violence against Children Through a Holistic Approach. EC Paediatrics 12.11 (2023): 01-15.

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