Views about how common identified forms of violence among the Yoruba people by groups_
| Forms of abuse and violence | Perceived level of prevalence as indicated by groups | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female old adults | Male old adults | Female middle-aged adults | Male middle-aged adults | Female young adults | Male young adults | |
| Verbal assault from children to parents | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Verbal assault from parents to children | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | +++ | +++ |
| Verbal assault from husband to wife | + | + | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
| Verbal assault from wife to husband | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Sibling to sibling | ||||||
| Older sibling to younger sibling | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ |
| Younger sibling to older sibling | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
| Physical assault, e.g., beating of parents by children | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Physical assault of children, e.g., beating by parents | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ |
| Wife assault by husband | + | + | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
| Husband assault by wife | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Older sibling assault of younger sibling | + | + | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
| Younger sibling assault of older sibling | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Assault of the elderly person in the family | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Sexual assault of children | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Sexual assault of wife by husband | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Sexual assault of husband | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Sexual assault of sibling | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Sexual assault of older people | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Neglect and abandonment of children | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Neglect and abandonment of wives | + | + | +* | + | +* | +* |
| Neglect and abandonment of husbands | − | + | − | −* | − | − |
| Neglect and abandonment of elderly people | −** | −** | −** | −** | −** | −** |
Identified forms of violence and the perceived societal responses_
| Forms of abuse and violence | Female old adults | Male old adults | Female middle-aged adults | Male middle-aged adults | Female young adults | Male young adults |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbal assault from children to parents | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Verbal assault from parents to children | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Verbal assault from husband to wife | TBB | TBB | TBB | TBB | TBB | TBB |
| Wife to husband | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Sibling to sibling | ||||||
| • Older sibling to younger sibling | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| • Younger sibling to older sibling | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Physical abuse/assault in family interaction, e.g., beating of parents by children | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Physical assault of children, e.g., beating of children by parents | C | C | C | C | C | C |
| Wife assault by husband | TBB | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Husband assault by wife | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Older sibling's assault of young sibling | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Younger sibling's assault of older sibling | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Assault of the elderly person in the family | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Sexual assault of children | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Sexual assault of wife by husband | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Sexual assault of husband | A | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Sexual assault of sibling | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Sexual assault of older people | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Neglect and abandonment of children | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Neglect and abandonment of wives | NR | NR | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Neglect and abandonment of husbands | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Neglect and abandonment of elderly people | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |