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Abstract; Background In Uganda, just like in many sub-Saharan countries, studies on Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) are limited. The aim of this paper was to determine the correlates of emotional, sexual, physical and any IPV among women in union in Uganda.Methods The 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) data was used, and a weighted sample of 6879 women who had been in a union were selected from the Domestic Violence module. Frequency distributions were used to obtain the background and other IPV related characteristics of the women while chi-square tests established the relationship between IPV and the explanatory variables. Binary logistic regressions established the factors that were associated with IPV.Results More than half (56%) of the women in union experienced some form of IPV. Sexual IPV was the least prevalent (23%) and 4 in 10 women (41% and 40%) experienced physical and emotional IPV respectively. Factors associated with all the different forms of IPV included, age, region, witnessing parental violence, partner’s controlling behaviors, duration of union, and frequency of being drunk by the partner.Conclusion IPV towards Ugandan women in union was high. This calls for its reduction through collective efforts that target men to address issues like excessive alcohol consumption, controlling behaviors and raising awareness among others. Intervention programs aimed at countering perpetration and tolerance of violence in the home setting should be promoted.