Dickson Kwamena Sekyi, Ameyaw Edward Kwabena, Darteh Eugene Kofuor Maafo
Department of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
The Australian Centre for Public and Population Health Research, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
BMC Womens Health. 2020 Feb 11;20(1):25. doi: 10.1186/s12905-020-00897-8.
Domestic violence (DV) has become a global burden. The high occurrence of intimate partner violence (IPV) across the globe has implications for the socioeconomic wellbeing and health of children and women.
Data for the study was from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS). The association between approval of wife-beating and background characteristics of women was examined by the use of a Binary Logistic Regression model.
A higher proportion of respondents were from urban areas (53.7 and 52.2% women and men respectively). The ages of women ranged from 15 to 49 (mean = 30, SD = 9.7) whilst the age range of men was 15-59 (mean = 32, SD = 12.5). Twenty-four percent of the men and 23% of the women were within the richest wealth category. The results showed that few women (6.3%) and men (11.8%) had attained higher education. Both women (AOR = 1.3; CI = 1.01-1.24) and men (AOR = 2.2; CI = 1.72-2.76) aged 15-24 had higher odds of approving wife-beating than those aged 35-49 (reference category). Poorest women (AOR = 2.7; CI = 2.14-3.38) and men (AOR = 1.7; CI = 1.11-2.69) alike had higher odds of approving wife-beating, as compared with those in the richest wealth status (reference category). As compared to research participants with higher/tertiary education, both women (AOR = 5.1; CI = 3.52-7.51) and men (AOR = 4.2; CI = 2.37-7.16) without any formal education were found to be at higher odds to approve wife-beating; however, this observation seems to decline as one's educational status advances.
Age, wealth status, level of education, frequency of listening to radio, frequency of reading newspaper/magazine, frequency of watching television, ethnicity, and religion were found to be significantly associated with Ghanaian men and women's approval of wife-beating. Policies, interventions, and campaigns must target Ghanaians without formal education and young adults on the need to uphold human rights in order to dissuade them from endorsing intimate partner violence. Mass media has also proven to be a protective factor against domestic violence approval and, as such, much progress can be made if utilised by human rights activists, especially through radio, magazine and television broadcasting.
家庭暴力已成为一项全球负担。全球亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）的高发对儿童和妇女的社会经济福祉及健康产生影响。
该研究的数据来自2014年加纳人口与健康调查（GDHS）。通过二元逻辑回归模型检验了对殴打妻子的认可与女性背景特征之间的关联。
较高比例的受访者来自城市地区（女性和男性分别为53.7%和52.2%）。女性年龄范围为15至49岁（平均 = 30，标准差 = 9.7），而男性年龄范围为15至59岁（平均 = 32，标准差 = 12.5）。24%的男性和23%的女性属于最富裕财富类别。结果显示，很少有女性（6.3%）和男性（11.8%）受过高等教育。15至24岁的女性（优势比[AOR]=1.3；置信区间[CI]=1.01 - 1.24）和男性（AOR = 2.2；CI = 1.72 - 2.76）比35至49岁的人（参照类别）更有可能认可殴打妻子。与最富裕财富状况的人（参照类别）相比，最贫困的女性（AOR = 2.7；CI = 2.14 - 3.38）和男性（AOR = 1.7；CI = 1.11 - 2.69）同样更有可能认可殴打妻子。与接受过高等/大专教育的研究参与者相比，未接受任何正规教育的女性（AOR = 5.1；CI = 3.52 - 7.51）和男性（AOR = 4.2；CI = 2.37 - 7.16）被发现更有可能认可殴打妻子；然而，随着教育程度的提高，这种情况似乎有所下降。
年龄、财富状况、教育水平、听广播的频率
