The mode of training and work of the military personnel is different from that of civil servants and may affect their relationships with their intimate partners. This study assessed and compared the prevalence and correlates of self-reported Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) perpetration against female partners by male military personnel and civil servants in Ibadan, south-western Nigeria. A cross sectional survey of 1240 respondents, comprising 631 military personnel and 609 civilians, was conducted using a multistage sampling technique. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data on the respondents’ characteristics and the different types of IPV perpetrated by them. Chi square test was used to compare the proportions of the different types of IPV perpetration and logistic regression analysis was used to determine the predictors of IPV perpetration in the two study groups. Military personnel reported significantly more IPV such as physical abuse, psychological abuse and controlling behaviors than the civil servants. Childhood exposure to inter-parental IPV and history of physical fight with another woman significantly increased the odds of perpetration of each type and any form of IPV in the two populations after controlling for other variables. Military personnel were significantly more likely to perpetrate any form of IPV than the civil servants. IPV was prevalent in both groups but was more among the military personnel. There is a need for multidisciplinary interventions such as psycho-education and conflict management skills to address violence against female intimate partners especially among the military population in Nigeria.

军人的训练和工作方式与公务员不同，可能会影响他们与亲密伴侣的关系。本研究评估并比较了尼日利亚西南部伊巴丹的男性军人和公务员自我报告的对女性伴侣实施亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV) 的普遍性和相关性。使用多阶段抽样技术对 1240 名受访者（包括 631 名军事人员和 609 名平民）进行了横断面调查。使用自填问卷收集有关受访者特征和他们实施的不同类型 IPV 的数据。卡方检验用于比较不同类型 IPV 实施的比例，逻辑回归分析用于确定两个研究组中 IPV 实施的预测因子。与公务员相比，军人报告的 IPV 明显更多，例如身体虐待、心理虐待和控制行为。在控制其他变量后，童年接触父母间 IPV 和与另一名妇女打架的历史显着增加了两个人群中每种类型和任何形式 IPV 的犯罪几率。军事人员比公务员更有可能实施任何形式的 IPV。IPV 在这两个群体中都很普遍，但在军人中更为普遍。