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Intimate partner violence: The need for an alternative primary preventive approach in Botswana
Submitted: 30 November 2017 | Published: 24 May 2018
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Radiance M. Ogundipe, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana, BotswanaNataly Woollett, University of the Witwatersrand, School of Public Health, Johannesburg, South Africa, South Africa
Gboyega Ogunbanjo, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa
Anthony A. Olashore, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana, Botswana
Stephane Tshitenge, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana, Botswana
Abstract
Intimate partner violence is a common social problem which causes considerable relationship stress and results in significant morbidity and mortality of the victims. Botswana, like many other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, has tried to address the problem of intimate partner violence with legislations prescribing punitive measures for the perpetrators and protection for the victims. The effectiveness of these measures in reducing the prevalence of intimate partner violence is doubtful. This article is to motivate for an alternative primary preventive approach to the problem as a more pragmatic option.
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