Association between the survey-based women’s empowerment index (SWPER) and intimate partner violence in sub-Saharan Africa
Irene Esi Donkoh,
Richard Gyan Aboagye,
Joshua Okyere
et al.
Abstract:Background
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is high among women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, empowering women enables them to confront and mitigate IPV. In this study, we examined the association between the survey-based women's empowerment index (SWPER) and IPV in SSA.
Methods
We used data from the Demographic and Health Surveys of 19 countries conducted from 2015 to 2021. Our study was restricted to a weighted sample o… Show more
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