The iaim iof ithis istudy iwas ito iinvestigate ithe irelationship ibetween ipsychological ifactors iand iintimate ipartner iviolence iamong iyoung icouples imarried ifor ia iperiod iof i5-10 iyears iin iKibera-Laini iSaba, iNairobi icounty. iThe ispecific iobjectives iwere ito iinvestigate ithe icauses iof iintimate ipartner iviolence iamong icouples iin iurban iinformal isettlement, ito iinvestigate ithe iextent iof iintimate ipartner iviolence iin iurban iinformal isettlement, ito idetermine ithe iintervention istrategies ithat ican ibe iadapted ito iresolve iintimate ipartner iviolence iin ikibera ilaini iSaba. iThe istudy iused idescriptive isurvey iresearch idesign. iThe itarget ipopulation iwere imarried icouples i(both imen iand iwomen) iwho ihave iexperienced iintimate ipartner iviolence iin iKibera islum, iLaini iSaba, iNairobi iCounty. iThe isample ipopulation isize iwas i123 iparticipants. iA iquestionnaire iwas iused ito icollect iprimary idata. iThe idata ifor ithe istudy iwas ianalyzed iboth iqualitatively iand iquantitatively. iThe idata icollected iwas ikeyed iin iand ianalyzed iwith ithe iaid iof iSPSS. iA iregression ianalysis iwas iused ito iassess ithe iassociation ibetween ithe ivariables iand idescribe ithe irelationship iin ipercentages ito ishow iwhether ithe ipatterns ican ibe igeneralized. iRegression iwas iused ito ishow ihow iage, ieducation iand igender icontribute ito ithe iintimate ipartner iviolence iamong iyoung icouples. iThe istudy ifound ithat ithe icauses iof iintimate ipartner iviolence iis iintermarriage iwhere ione idoes inot iunderstand ithe iculture iof ithe iother, ibareness, isearching iof ia iboy ichild iand ithe ilady ideliver ia ibaby igirl, iand ialcohol iand idrug iabuse. i iDishonesty iamong icouples ihas ibeen iseen ito ilead ito iviolence, ipoverty idue ito iunemployment, iverbal iabuse iand ilack iof irespect iamong icouples iin ithe irelationship, iand imisunderstand iamong icouples. iAll ithese ifactors ihave iled ito iintimate ipartner iviolence iwhich ...