Women’s approval of domestic physical violence against wives: analysis of the Ghana demographic and health survey

Doku, David Teye; Asante, Kwaku Oppong

doi:10.1186/s12905-015-0276-0

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“…Those with higher wealth status (second highest or highest quartile) were more likely to have higher acceptance of IPV compared to the lowest quintile. This is opposite from many studies that show that high income is associated with less IPV or less justification of IPV (Rani et al n.d.;Vakili et al 2010;Doku and Asante 2015;Biswas et al 2017). In our study, those that were unmarried were less likely to report higher support for intimate partner violence compared to those who were married.…”

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Social and Demographic Predictors of Gender Inequality Among Heterosexual Couples Expecting a Child in Central Kenya

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Imbalance of power and equality in sexual relationships is linked to health in various ways, including (1) reduced ability to get information or take action, (2) increased violence between partners, and (3) influence on the reduced use of health services. While there has been research assessing multiple social and economic variables related to gender inequality, studies have used many different definitions of gender inequality, and there is a lack of this research within a pregnancy context. Here, we attempt to identify social and economic predictors of gender inequality (measured by decision-making power and acceptance of intimate partner violence) within heterosexual couples expecting a child in central Kenya. We ran a secondary data analysis using data from a three-arm individually randomized controlled HIV self-testing intervention trial conducted in 14 antenatal clinics in central and eastern Kenya among 1410 women and their male partners. The analysis included Cochran Mantel-Haenszel, logistic regression, proportional odds models, and generalized linear mixed model (GLMM) framework to account for site-level clustering. Overall, we show that there are significant social and economic variables associated with acceptance of intimate partner violence including higher age, being married, Bother^religion, lower partner education, higher wealth status, and variables associated with decision-making power including lower partner education and lack of equality in earnings. This study contributes to the literature on the influence of social and economic factors on gender inequality, especially in Kenya which has a high burden of HIV/AIDS. Our results show some areas to improve these specific factors (including education and employment opportunities) or create interventions for targeted populations to potentially improve gender equality in heterosexual pregnant couples in Kenya.

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Social and Demographic Predictors of Gender Inequality Among Heterosexual Couples Expecting a Child in Central Kenya

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“…In addition, the government is working hard on empowering female and avoiding dragging factors to increase political, social, and economical contribution of women for their country. Moreover, the prevalence seen in this study was lower than those of studies conducted in countries such as Bolivia (47%), Southern Sweden (39.5%), Ghana (39%), Portuguese (43.4%), and Pakistan (51%) [19,[29][30][31][32].…”

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Prevalence of intimate partner violence against women and associated factors in Ethiopia

Chernet

Cherie

2020

BMC Women's Health

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Background: Violence against women is a major public health problem that affects the physical, sexual, mental, and social wellbeing of more than one third of all women globally. Violence against women in Ethiopia is widely acknowledged to be of great concern from human rights, economic and health perspective. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) against women and associated factors in Ethiopia. Method: The data was obtained from 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey which is the fourth survey conducted in Ethiopia as part of the worldwide project. The sample was selected using a stratified; two-stage cluster sampling design and the data was analyzed using logistic regression model. Result: A total of 4714 ever-married women in reproductive age who reported their experience of spousal violence were considered from nine regional states and two city administratives. Over 30% of study participants were subjected to IPV. Living in rural areas, divorced, primary and secondary education, 25-39 years old, being poor are found to be predictors of IPV against women in Ethiopia. Conclusion: The prevalence of IPV was found high in Ethiopia and government and any concerned bodies should design appropriate strategy and work hard to tackle the problem. There is a need of giving special attention for women living in rural area, women from poor family and 25-39 years old women to decrease the burden of IPV.

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“…Female victims of intimate partner violence in Ghana have been found to suffer from depression, stress, fear, and loss of control (Asante & Andoh-Arthur, 2015). Still, intimate partner violence is perceived as normal and accepted by women (Doku & Asante, 2015).…”

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Sexual Harassment and Victimization from Four Other Types of Interpersonal Aggression in Ghana: A Cycle of Victimization

Anwar

Österman

Afari-Korkor

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JEHCP

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The aim of the study was to investigate victimization from sexual harassment, and level of emotional distress due to it, are associated with four other types of victimization. A questionnaire was completed by 280 female university students and lecturers in Ghana. The mean age was 26.7 years (SD = 6.2). The questionnaire included scales for measuring frequency of sexual harassment, emotional distress due to sexual harassment, physical punishment during childhood, victimization from peer aggression at school, and victimization from intimate partner aggression. Respondents who were more than average victimized from sexual harassment scored significantly higher on physical punishment during childhood, victimization from peer aggression at school (revictimization), and victimization from intimate partner aggression (multiple victimization).When frequency of sexual harassment was controlled for, emotional distress caused by sexual harassment correlated positively with victimization from peer aggression at school, and victimization from verbal intimate partner aggression, thus suggesting sensitization to aggression. Victimization from sexual harassment was associated with higher levels of both previous and simultaneous victimization from other types of aggression, thus corroborating the principles of both revictimization and multiple victimization. The finding does not suggest that sexual harassment in all cases is associated with other types of victimization.

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Women’s approval of domestic physical violence against wives: analysis of the Ghana demographic and health survey

Cited by 70 publications

References 29 publications

Social and Demographic Predictors of Gender Inequality Among Heterosexual Couples Expecting a Child in Central Kenya

Social and Demographic Predictors of Gender Inequality Among Heterosexual Couples Expecting a Child in Central Kenya

Prevalence of intimate partner violence against women and associated factors in Ethiopia

Sexual Harassment and Victimization from Four Other Types of Interpersonal Aggression in Ghana: A Cycle of Victimization

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