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Web resource:	https://bmcinthealthhumrights.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/1472-698X-9-14.pdf
Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Factors associated with attitudes towards intimate partner violence against women: a comparative analysis of 17 sub-Saharan countries
Other Titles:	BMC International Health and Human Rights
Authors:	Uthman, Olalekan A Moradi, Tahereh Lawoko, Stephen
Keywords:	Community education;Community attitudes
Year:	2009
Publisher:	BioMed Central Ltd
Citation:	9 (14), July 2009
Notes:	General Overview: :This study compared attitudes to intimate partner violence in seventeen countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The authors sought to determine the effect of a range of socio-demographic factors on community attitudes to domestic violence. Methods: :The study used data from each country's most recent Demographic and Health Survey, carried out between 2003 and 2007. These surveys are implemented nationally with financial support from the United States Agency for International Development. They involve representative samples, typically of between 5000 and 15 000 households. The countries included in the study were Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Results: :While the results varied across the seventeen countries, the study found that intimate partner violence was tolerated by a large proportion of the community in all countries. Sex was an important predictor of attitudes, with women more likely to justify violence than men in all countries except Lesotho. The study found that increasing income, education, urbanisation, access to media and joint household decision-making were associated with lower tolerance for domestic violence. Discussion: :The article discusses the policy implications of the study, including the need for public awareness and education campaigns, and public health programs that include structural and gender-based interventions.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/14708
ISSN:	1472698X
Physical description:	15 p.
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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