BACKGROUND 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. METHODS 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. RESULTS 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. CONCLUSION 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.

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了解加纳妻子殴打的认可：2014年加纳人口与健康调查的证据。

背景技术家庭暴力（DV）已经成为全球负担。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和健康具有影响。方法该研究的数据来自2014年加纳人口与健康调查（GDHS）。通过使用二元Logistic回归模型研究了殴打妻子与女性背景特征之间的关联。结果较高比例的受访者来自城市地区（分别为53.7％和52.2％的男性和女性）。女性的年龄介于15至49岁（平均= 30，SD = 9.7），而男性的年龄介于15-59岁（平均= 32，SD = 12.5）。24％的男性和23％的女性属于最富有的人群。结果显示，女性（6.3％）和男性（11。8％）已接受高等教育。15-24岁的女性（AOR = 1.3； CI = 1.01-1.24）和男性（AOR = 2.2； CI = 1.72-2.76）与35-49岁（参考类别）相比，批准殴打的几率更高。与处于最富有状态（参考类别）的人相比，最贫穷的妇女（AOR = 2.7； CI = 2.14-3.38）和男性（AOR = 1.7； CI = 1.11-2.69）都具有较高的批准殴打妻子的几率。与接受高等教育/大专学历的研究参与者相比，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）被批准的几率更高殴打妻子 但是，这种观察似乎随着人的学历的提高而下降。结论年龄，财富状况，受教育程度，收听广播的频率，阅读报纸/杂志的频率，人们发现，看电视的频率，种族和宗教信仰与加纳男人和女人对殴打妻子的认可密切相关。政策，干预措施和运动必须针对没有接受正规教育的加纳人和年轻人，因为他们需要维护人权，以阻止他们认可亲密伴侣的暴力行为。大众媒体也被证明是反对批准家庭暴力的保护因素，因此，如果人权活动家利用它，尤其是通过广播，杂志和电视广播，可以取得很大的进步。运动必须针对未受正规教育的加纳人和年轻人，因为他们需要维护人权，以阻止他们认可亲密伴侣的暴力行为。大众媒体也被证明是反对批准家庭暴力的保护因素，因此，如果人权活动家利用它，尤其是通过广播，杂志和电视广播，可以取得很大的进步。运动必须针对未受正规教育的加纳人和年轻人，因为他们需要维护人权，以阻止他们认可亲密伴侣的暴力行为。大众媒体也被证明是反对批准家庭暴力的保护因素，因此，如果人权活动家利用它，尤其是通过广播，杂志和电视广播，可以取得很大的进步。