Exposure to interparental violence and justification of intimate partner violence among women in sexual unions in sub-Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: Justification of intimate partner violence (IPV) is one of the critical factors that account for the high prevalence of IPV among women. In this study, we examined the association between exposure to interparental violence and IPV justification among women in sexual unions in sub-Saharan...
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author | Aboagye, Richard Gyan Seidu, Abdul-Aziz Asare, Bernard Yeboah-Asiamah Peprah, Prince Addo, Isaac Yeboah Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku |
author_facet | Aboagye, Richard Gyan Seidu, Abdul-Aziz Asare, Bernard Yeboah-Asiamah Peprah, Prince Addo, Isaac Yeboah Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku |
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description | BACKGROUND: Justification of intimate partner violence (IPV) is one of the critical factors that account for the high prevalence of IPV among women. In this study, we examined the association between exposure to interparental violence and IPV justification among women in sexual unions in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). METHODS: Data for this study were obtained from the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) of 26 countries in SSA conducted between 2010 and 2020. A total of 112,953 women in sexual unions were included in this study. A multivariable binary logistic regression analysis was carried out. The results of the regression analysis were presented using crude odds ratios (cOR) and adjusted odds ratios (aOR) with their respective 95% confidence intervals (CIs). RESULTS: The prevalence of interparental violence in the countries considered in this study was 23.8%, with the highest (40.8%) and lowest (4.9%) in Burundi and Comoros, respectively. IPV justification was 45.8%, with the highest and lowest prevalence in Mali (80.9%) and South Africa (4.6%) respectively. Women who were exposed to interparental violence were more likely to justify IPV compared to those who were not exposed [aOR = 1.53, 95% CI = 1.47–1.59]. We found higher odds of justification of IPV among women who were exposed to interparental violence compared to those who were not exposed in all the countries, except Burkina Faso, Comoros, Gambia, and Rwanda. CONCLUSION: The findings call for several strategies for addressing interparental violence. These may include empowerment services targeting both men and women, formation of stronger social networks to improve women’s self-confidence, and the provision of evidence-based information and resources at the community level. These interventions should pay critical attention to young people exposed to interparental violence. Public health education and messaging should emphasise on the negative health and social implications of interparental violence and IPV. |
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spelling | pubmed-84281402021-09-10 Exposure to interparental violence and justification of intimate partner violence among women in sexual unions in sub-Saharan Africa Aboagye, Richard Gyan Seidu, Abdul-Aziz Asare, Bernard Yeboah-Asiamah Peprah, Prince Addo, Isaac Yeboah Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku Arch Public Health Research BACKGROUND: Justification of intimate partner violence (IPV) is one of the critical factors that account for the high prevalence of IPV among women. In this study, we examined the association between exposure to interparental violence and IPV justification among women in sexual unions in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). METHODS: Data for this study were obtained from the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) of 26 countries in SSA conducted between 2010 and 2020. A total of 112,953 women in sexual unions were included in this study. A multivariable binary logistic regression analysis was carried out. The results of the regression analysis were presented using crude odds ratios (cOR) and adjusted odds ratios (aOR) with their respective 95% confidence intervals (CIs). RESULTS: The prevalence of interparental violence in the countries considered in this study was 23.8%, with the highest (40.8%) and lowest (4.9%) in Burundi and Comoros, respectively. IPV justification was 45.8%, with the highest and lowest prevalence in Mali (80.9%) and South Africa (4.6%) respectively. Women who were exposed to interparental violence were more likely to justify IPV compared to those who were not exposed [aOR = 1.53, 95% CI = 1.47–1.59]. We found higher odds of justification of IPV among women who were exposed to interparental violence compared to those who were not exposed in all the countries, except Burkina Faso, Comoros, Gambia, and Rwanda. CONCLUSION: The findings call for several strategies for addressing interparental violence. These may include empowerment services targeting both men and women, formation of stronger social networks to improve women’s self-confidence, and the provision of evidence-based information and resources at the community level. These interventions should pay critical attention to young people exposed to interparental violence. Public health education and messaging should emphasise on the negative health and social implications of interparental violence and IPV. BioMed Central 2021-09-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8428140/ /pubmed/34503582 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13690-021-00684-3 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) ) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data. |
spellingShingle | Research Aboagye, Richard Gyan Seidu, Abdul-Aziz Asare, Bernard Yeboah-Asiamah Peprah, Prince Addo, Isaac Yeboah Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku Exposure to interparental violence and justification of intimate partner violence among women in sexual unions in sub-Saharan Africa |
title | Exposure to interparental violence and justification of intimate partner violence among women in sexual unions in sub-Saharan Africa |
title_full | Exposure to interparental violence and justification of intimate partner violence among women in sexual unions in sub-Saharan Africa |
title_fullStr | Exposure to interparental violence and justification of intimate partner violence among women in sexual unions in sub-Saharan Africa |
title_full_unstemmed | Exposure to interparental violence and justification of intimate partner violence among women in sexual unions in sub-Saharan Africa |
title_short | Exposure to interparental violence and justification of intimate partner violence among women in sexual unions in sub-Saharan Africa |
title_sort | exposure to interparental violence and justification of intimate partner violence among women in sexual unions in sub-saharan africa |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8428140/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34503582 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13690-021-00684-3 |
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