Intimate partner violence and academic performance in Nigeria Tertiary Institutions within the context of Federal University Oye Ekiti

Abstract

The intimate partner violence is so rife in and around the universities that it has tremendous public health and academic implications worldwide. This study investigated the occurrence and involvement of IPV on academic performance in the ambit of Federal University Oye Ekiti, Nigeria. The study uses an explorative research design which integrates both qualitative and quantitative study methods such as in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and questionnaires. The study also focuses on silence in holding perpetuate violence, effects of violence on victims and fear of stigmatization being the factor preventing victims from moving away from abusive relationships. The findings resounded that in this university, very many cases were recorded alive with respect to IPV, and it is destroying and thereby causing dreadful academic outcome, particularly for most of the female students, many of whom had been expelled because of deteriorating academic performances. This research differs in that it explores a very exclusive field of IPV in linking it closely with declining academic performance and calling for institutional reforms in the crisis. Legal reforms, awareness campaigns, and economic empowerment of the victims form part of the recommendations. This has made it clear that there is an urgent need for proactive collaborative efforts to minimize the impact of IPV on education for a more conducive learning environment.