INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE (IPV) ALCOHOL USE / ABUSE AND RESILIENCE AMONG WOMEN IN NORTHERN NIGERIA

Abstract

Intimate runner Violence. (IPV) and Alcohol consumption touches on the lives of many individuals in close intimate relationships: women of different ayes, ethnicities, nationalities, and from all walks of life. Resilience is a seif healing method featured with positive emotional outcomes. This study examines intimate partner violence, alcohol use and resilience among women in northern Nigeria. Through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. 25 women from five different states who identified as survivors volunteered to fell their stories.. The data collected were analyzed using the content analysis. Transcribed interviews were coded and analyzed based on Themes and sub-themes in line with the research questions of the study. To obtain a complete picture of their experiences, they described their relationship from beginning to their eventual coping, thus providing further insight into their sources nJ strength, coping and mechanism that assist in the development of resilience The study concluded that, dcohol consumption. especially al harmful and hazardous levels is major contributor to the occurrence of inter partner conflict.. social support systems through counseling, spirituality and religion, and work are key elements of resilience in women victims of intimate partner conflict