Attitudes Towards Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Latin America

Bucheli, Marisa; Rossi, Máximo

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2857151

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“…Our finding on the relationship between access to information and attitudes towards wifebeating is supported by earlier studies [37,38,[40][41][42]. This implies that young people who listen to radio or read newspaper are more likely to be exposed to intimate partner violence PLOS ONE prevention information.…”

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Young people’s attitudes towards wife-beating: Analysis of the Ghana demographic and health survey 2014

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Introduction Intimate Partner Violence is a global public health problem. Attitude towards wife-beating is a major determinant of both intimate partner violence perpetration and victimization. However, little is known about the attitudes of Ghanaian young people towards wife-beating. The objectives of this study were to assess young people’s attitudes towards wife-beating, and identify salient factors influencing young people’s acceptance of wife-beating. Methods Data used in this study were obtained from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey. The survey was nationally representative and provides estimates for population and health indicators across the former ten regions of Ghana, including rural and urban areas. Data were analyzed with Stata/SE version 16. Results We found that 32% of young women and 19% of young men accepted wife-beating. Among young women, acceptance of wife-beating was significantly influenced by younger age, wealth index, low educational status, religion, the region of residence, ethnicity, frequency of reading newspaper and frequency of listening to radio (p < 0.05). Among young men, acceptance of wife-beating was significantly influenced by wealth index, the region of residence and frequency of reading newspaper (p < 0.05). Conclusion This study demonstrates that a substantial proportion of young people in Ghana accept wife-beating. Young women were more likely to accept wife-beating compared to young men. Acceptance of wife-beating was influenced by socio-demographic and behavioral factors. Efforts to end violence against women and girls in Ghana should focus on promoting girl education, economic empowerment of women and public education on laws that prohibit Intimate Partner Violence.

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Young people’s attitudes towards wife-beating: Analysis of the Ghana demographic and health survey 2014

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“…Second, the online recruitment method limited our sample to those with computer and Internet access, which may have excluded those living in rural areas. This is particularly noteworthy because research suggests that people residing in rural areas of Latin America differ in their attitudes and behaviors related to IPV when compared with those living in urban settings (Bard, 2012; Buchell & Rossi, 2017). Third, the study sample reported a high level of education, with the majority having a college degree.…”

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“…Furthermore, studies indicate that experiences of IPV are culture specific, suggesting that it is important to better understand these issues in the context in which it is occurring (Fischbach & Herbert, 1997). One of the few studies that has investigated IPV in Latin America reported IPV rates ranging from 13% to 29% (Bard, 2012), although approximately 40% of Latin Americans reported endorsing a husband hitting his wife for being unfaithful (Buchell & Rossi, 2017). Furthermore, higher rates of IPV have been reported in Colombia (Jones & Ferguson, 2009) and among indigenous women in Latin America (Valdez-Santiago, Híjar, Rojas Martínez, Ávila Burgos, & Arenas Monreal, 2013).…”

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Discrimination and Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and Perpetration Among a Convenience Sample of LGBT Individuals in Latin America

Swan

Henry

Smith

et al. 2019

J Interpers Violence

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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals experience intimate partner violence (IPV) at high rates, even bidirectionally, yet no studies to date have investigated IPV among LGBT individuals in Latin America. Thus, this study explored discrimination and IPV victimization and perpetration among LGBT individuals in Latin America. Participants (N = 99) were recruited for this online, cross-sectional survey via convenience sampling and completed measures of LGBT discrimination and lifetime IPV victimization and perpetration. Results indicated that 60.61% of the sample reported at least one form of IPV victimization at some point in their life, and 56.57% reported at least one form of perpetration. Psychological aggression was the

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“…The literature on domestic violence indicates that the factors that predispose to violence within relationships and attitudes toward violence are similar (Bucheli & Rossi, 2016). The perpetration of violence can affect the justification of violence.…”

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Economic Empowerment and Tolerance of Domestic Violence Among Married Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

Eze-Ajoku

Fakeye

Atanda

et al. 2020

J Interpers Violence

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We evaluated whether markers of economic empowerment are associated with a tolerant attitude toward spousal physical violence (SPV) among employed married women in Nigeria. Cross-sectional analyses of responses to the 2013 Nigeria Demographic Health Survey by a nationally representative sample of 3,999 women aged 15 to 49 years who reported being employed and married. Tolerance for SPV was defined as supporting statements with justifications for wife-beating. Logistic regression assessed the associations of reporting tolerance for SPV with educational attainment and interspousal equivalency in income, controlling for previous exposure to domestic abuse. The prevalence of tolerance for SPV among the sample was 37%. Women with tertiary education had lower odds of tolerance for SPV relative to their counterparts without formal education (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 0.22, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [0.12, 0.40], p < .0001). Compared with women with similar income levels as their partners, women who either earned more (aOR = 2.77, 95% CI = [1.36, 5.62], p = .005) or earned less income relative to their spouses (aOR = 1.93, 95% CI = [1.14, 3.26], p = .02) had higher odds of tolerance for SPV. Odds of tolerance for SPV were also higher among women reporting previous spousal abuse than among their counterparts without such a history (aOR = 1.55, 95% CI = [1.14, 2.12], p = .006). A history of nonspousal abuse was associated with lower odds of tolerance for SPV (aOR = 0.56, 95% CI = [0.37, 0.84], p = .005). Lower educational attainment and interspousal differences in income may contribute to tolerance of SPV. Efforts to increase economic empowerment should be combined with education to recognize cultural norms that foster SPV and build skills to exit violent relationships.

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Attitudes Towards Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Latin America

Cited by 5 publications

References 40 publications

Young people’s attitudes towards wife-beating: Analysis of the Ghana demographic and health survey 2014

Young people’s attitudes towards wife-beating: Analysis of the Ghana demographic and health survey 2014

Discrimination and Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and Perpetration Among a Convenience Sample of LGBT Individuals in Latin America

Economic Empowerment and Tolerance of Domestic Violence Among Married Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

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