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Sex disparities in attitudes towards intimate partner violence against women in sub-Saharan Africa : a socio-ecological analysis
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Uthman, Olalekan A., Lawoko, Stephen and Moradi, Tahereh (2010) Sex disparities in attitudes towards intimate partner violence against women in sub-Saharan Africa : a socio-ecological analysis. BMC Public Health, 10 . pp. 1-8. 223. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-10-223 ISSN 1471-2458.
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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-223
Abstract
Background:
Attitudes towards intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) has been suggested as one of the prominent predictor of IPVAW. In this study, we take a step back from individual-level variables and examine relationship between societal-level measures and sex differences in attitudes towards IPVAW.
Methods:
We used meta-analytic procedure to synthesize the results of most recent data sets available from Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) of 17 countries in sub-Saharan Africa conducted between 2003 and 2007. Pooled odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were computed for all countries. Test of heterogeneity, sensitivity analysis, and meta-regression were also carried out.
Results:
Women were twice as likely to justify wife beating than men (pooled OR = 1.97; 95% CI 1.53- 2.53) with statistically significant heterogeneity. The magnitude in sex disparities in attitudes towards IPVAW increased with increasing percentage of men practicing polygamy in each country. Furthermore, magnitude in sex disparities in attitudes towards IPVAW decreased monotonically with increasing adult male and female literacy rate, gender development index, gross domestic product and human development index.
Conclusion:
This meta-analysis has provided evidence that women were more likely to justify IPVAW than men in sub-Saharan Africa. Our results revealed that country's socio-economic factors may be associated with sex differential in attitudes towards IPVAW.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare | ||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Population, Evidence & Technologies (PET) Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Abused women -- Africa | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | BMC Public Health | ||||||||
Publisher: | BioMed Central Ltd. | ||||||||
ISSN: | 1471-2458 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 29 April 2010 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 10 | ||||||||
Number of Pages: | 8 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 1-8 | ||||||||
Article Number: | 223 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1186/1471-2458-10-223 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published |
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