Sex Composition of Children and Spousal Sexual Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa

Muchomba, Felix M.

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“…For instance, in the study of the 11,698 women in Malawi , only about 18% of women reported moderate to severe violence in 12 months preceding the survey date [19]. The overall prevalence of recent exposure to spousal sexual violence for 22 SSA countries (n=37,915 women) was only 9.6% [20]. Similarly, only about 20% prevalence of IPV was reported in other studies included in this review [21,22].…”

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“…In two countries, Guinea and Mali, the risk also increased when a woman's husband give numeric response 3.2 and 9.1, respectively). Guinea and Zambia women's odds of having more children than ideal increased slightly with increasing age (1.1 each) [40] Muchomba, [20] The overall prevalence of recent exposure to spousal sexual violence was 9.6%, with 8.2% of respondents reporting spousal force sexual intercourse in the past year [20] Uthman et al, [41] The meta-analyses on sex differences in attitudes towards IPVAW brought together evidence from 17 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The findings revealed that women are more likely to justify IPVAW than men in most countries studied [41] Ali et al, [42] Out of 1009 women in eastern Sudan, 33.5% (338) reported recent physical violence, and of these 338 women, 179 (53%) and 159 (47%) reported moderate and severe physical violence forms.…”

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“…Reported findings/ conclusion made estimated associations were comparable in magnitude with known correlates of the inter-birth interval that traditionally have focused on policy and programming, such as women's education and employment status [39] Upadhay and Karasek, [40] Women's ideal number of children Vital explanatory variables were the three women's empowerment from the standard DHS questionnaire: women's role in household decision-making, attitudes towards wife-beating, and attitudes towards women's right to refuse sex [40] The findings from analyses of women's empowerment and achievement of desired family size also mixed [40] Muchomba, [20] Spousal sexual violence Individual-level DHS data analyses using logistic regression examine respondent with sons only differed from those with daughters on premotherhood individual characteristics (i.e., age, age at first cohabitation, age at first birth, educational attainment) [20] This study found that among women in Sub-Saharan Africa with four or more children, those with daughters only had a higher risk of spousal sexual violence than those with sons [20] Uthman et al, [41] Assess the degree of wife-beating by women and men…”

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Intimate Partners Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa: Review of Risk Factors and Impacts

Guli

Geda

2021

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Background: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against women is one of the most known public health concerns. The depth of the problem varies across regions and different settings. The purpose of this scooping review is to assess the overall prevalence and risk factors of IPV in the context of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Methods: The review was conducted based on 24 articles selected from PubMed and google search. The selection considered only those conducted in SSA based on a representative sample size of women of reproductive age (15-49), published in peer-reviewed journals in the last ten years, and those having resemblance in study design and conceptualization of IPV. Results: While slight methodological variations exist among the individual studies, nearly all the reported prevalence of IPV were unacceptably high. The lifetime experience of IPV ranged from about 20% in some societies to more than 75% in other settings. Physical and emotional violence were the most frequently reported type of IPV. One common feature of all studies reviewed is that they all recognized the important role of women’s attitude (acceptance) towards their experience of IPV. Good proportion (ranging between 33-57%) of women justified IPV more often than men do. The studies further documented a wide range of risk factors associated with IPV, more importantly, low maternal and paternal education, partner's alcohol drinking behavior, childhood experience of domestic violence, and certain household and community/cultural factors. Conclusion: Given considerable proportion of women experienced one or more forms of IPV in most settings in SSA, national and local governments have a long way to go in preventing or reducing its occurrence in their geographic areas if they must meet SDG 3 (i.e., better health of children and women). Since IPV is embedded in most cultures; concerned authorities should establish appropriate norms, enhance women's status, and ensure proper implementation of policies and laws on abuse. Community reflections, mass education/ behavioral change communications are essential in this endeavor.

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Intimate Partners Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa: Review of Risk Factors and Impacts

Guli

Geda

2021

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“…Among LMICs, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has one of the highest prevalence rates of IPV, which can also include the potential risk of SSV, which is estimated to be between 5% and 37% [26][27][28][29][30]. The immediate causes of SSV within IPV are not fully understood, which hamper efforts to implement effective prevention campaigns or interventions [31][32][33][34][35]. However, what is known is that any form of IPV either physical or sexual negatively affects women's health, emotional or psychological wellbeing [15].…”

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Endorsement of Spousal Sexual Violence Across Gender: Evidence from Zambia Demographic and Health Survey

Chipalo

2023

TIJPH

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Spousal sexual violence (SSV) constitutes a pressing public health and human rights crisis, exerting detrimental impacts on women's well-being and imposing significant social and economic costs on their lives. This study aimed to ascertain the comprehensive prevalence of SSV endorsement and investigate the factors associated with such endorsement among both men and women in Zambia. The 2013-2014 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS) served as the dataset for this study. Employing chi-square tests and two multiple logistic regression analyses stratified by gender, the research revealed that 36.6% of women and 11.5% of men endorsed SSV. Regression results highlighted significant associations between SSV endorsement and variables such as resident type, marital status, education level, and frequency of reading newspapers/magazines, cutting across genders. Among women, employment, religion, and frequency of listening to/watching television also emerged as significant factors. Conversely, wealth status and alcohol consumption significantly correlated with SSV endorsement exclusively among men in Zambia. Recognizing the potential of media platforms to shape attitudes, the study recommends leveraging them to disseminate messages discouraging SSV endorsement. Furthermore, this study emphasizes the necessity of involving multiple stakeholders, including religious leaders, traditional leaders, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), to address cultural norms promoting SSV endorsement. The implementation of policies regulating gender-based violence and alcohol becomes imperative in diminishing both the prevalence and tolerance of SSV in Zambia. Finally, this study recommends that future research endeavors delve into men's perspectives on understanding SSV beyond the conventional focus on women victims in Zambia. Keywords: Endorsement, spousal sexual violence, intimate partner violence, gender, media, alcohol, factors, Zambia.

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Marital Age and Fecundity as Predictors of Gender-Based Violence in Uttarakhand, India

Vallabh¹,

Srivastava²,

Juyal³

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Gender Equity: Challenges and Opportunities

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Sex Composition of Children and Spousal Sexual Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa

Cited by 3 publications

References 37 publications

Intimate Partners Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa: Review of Risk Factors and Impacts

Intimate Partners Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa: Review of Risk Factors and Impacts

Endorsement of Spousal Sexual Violence Across Gender: Evidence from Zambia Demographic and Health Survey

Marital Age and Fecundity as Predictors of Gender-Based Violence in Uttarakhand, India

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