Lockdown Restriction and Intimate Partner Violence in the Era of COVID-19 in Karu Metropolis of Nasarawa State, Nigeria
- Michael Christopher Eraye and Terhile Jude Ahoo
- ( paper pages. 427-452 )
Abstract
Intimate partner violence has always raised concern
but it was compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study explored the
COVID-19 lockdown restriction and intimate partner violence in Karu Local
Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The predictor variables were stay
at home, frustration, and increased demand for household goods and attention. A
total of 397 respondents were selected from intimate partners in Karu via the
fish bowl and purposive sampling methods. Data was collected by means of a well-structured
questionnaire and in-depth interviews. Quantitative data was analysed using the
Statistical Package for Social Science, where frequencies and percentage were
employed. The chi-square and ordinal logistic were employed to test the
hypotheses. Findings revealed that significant interaction exists between
lockdown restriction and physical, economic, psychological and sexual violence
among intimate partners in the study location. It was recommended that partners
should be tolerant of each other during crises and that partners who always
violate the rights of others should desist.
Citation
Michael Christopher Eraye and Terhile Jude Ahoo.
2025.
"Lockdown Restriction and Intimate Partner Violence in the Era of COVID-19 in Karu Metropolis of Nasarawa State, Nigeria"
The Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies,
67 (3): 427-452.
