Women's approval of domestic physical violence against wives: analysis of the Ghana demographic and health survey.
Women's approval of domestic physical violence against wives: analysis of the Ghana demographic and health survey.
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10.1186/s12905-015-0276-0
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2015-12-21
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Asante KO
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Doku DT;Asante KO
亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）对女性的身体、心理、生殖和性健康造成严重后果。然而，在许多撒哈拉以南非洲国家，导致妇女对妻子实施家庭暴力的因素尚未得到探讨。本研究调查了影响 15-49 岁加纳女性对家庭身体暴力的认可度的因素。使用 2003 年和 2008 年加纳人口和健康调查收集的全国代表性抽样数据 (N = 10,607)。使用多变量逻辑回归来研究妇女的经济和社会人口特征与她们对针对妻子的家庭身体暴力的认可之间的关联。与 35 岁及以上的女性相比，25-34 岁和 15-24 岁的女性赞成对妻子实施家庭身体暴力的可能性分别是 1.5 倍和 1.3 倍。此外，与受过中学教育的女性相比，未受过教育（OR = 3.1，CI = 2.4–3.9）、初等教育（OR = 2.6，CI = 2.1–3.3）和初中教育（OR = 1.8，CI = 1.4–2.2）的女性批准家庭暴力的可能性更高教育程度或更高。与信仰基督教的女性相比，穆斯林（OR = 1.5，CI = 1.3-1.8）和传统信徒（OR = 1.7，CI = 1.2-2.4）更可能赞同妻子的家庭暴力。与最贫穷的女性相比，最富有、富裕和中等财富指数类别的女性不太可能批准妻子的家庭暴力。这些发现填补了理解与批准妻子家庭身体暴力相关的经济和社会人口因素的空白。干预措施和政策应根据亲密伴侣暴力行为的合理性进行背景分析，因为这可能在实施和受害方面发挥重要作用。
Intimate partner violence (IPV) has serious consequences for the physical, psychological, and reproductive and sexual health of women. However, the factors that make women to justify domestic violence against wives in many sub-Saharan African countries have not been explored. This study investigates factors that influence women approval of domestic physical violence among Ghanaian women aged 15–49. A nationally representative sampled data (N = 10,607) collected in the 2003 and 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey were used. Multivariate logistic regression was used to study the associations between women’s economic and socio-demographic characteristics and their approval of domestic physical violence against wives. Women aged 25–34 and 15–24 were 1.5 and 1.3 times, respectively, more likely to approve domestic physical violence against wives compared to those aged 35 years and above. Furthermore, women with no education (OR = 3.1, CI = 2.4–3.9), primary education (OR = 2.6, CI = 2.1–3.3) and junior secondary education (OR = 1.8, CI = 1.4–2.2) had higher probability of approving domestic physical violence compared to a woman who had secondary education or higher. Compared to women with Christian belief, Moslems (OR = 1.5, CI = 1.3–1.8) and Traditional believer (OR = 1.7, CI = 1.2–2.4) were more likely to approve domestic physical violence of wives. Women who were in the richest, rich and middle wealth index categories were less likely to approve domestic physical violence of wives compared to the poorest. These findings fill a gap in understanding economic and socio-demographic factors associated with approval of domestic physical violence of wives. Interventions and policies should be geared at contextualizing intimate partner violence in terms of the justification of this behaviour, as this can play an important role in perpetration and victimization.