Nearly 42% of ever-married women in Malawi have experienced some form of physical, sexual or emotional violence perpetrated by their current or most recent spouse – higher than the global estimate of 35%. This study used national-level data for ever-married women aged 15–49 years from the 2015 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey to explore the association between cultural factors and the likelihood of women experiencing sexual, physical and emotional violence after controlling for socioeconomic factors using multilevel logistic regression modelling. Key cultural factors found to be associated with violence against ever-married women in Malawi were type of marriage (polygynous or monogamous), age at marriage, religion and ethnicity. Husband's consumption of alcohol also emerged as a very important factor in violence against married women. Interventions to tackle violence against married women in Malawi should aim at promoting monogamous marriages and discouraging polygynous marriages, and address the culture of heavy alcohol consumption amongst husbands. Future studies could explore further if there are key lessons that families can learn from Muslim families and across ethnic groups.

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马拉维已婚妇女的文化和家庭暴力：对情感暴力、性暴力、较轻身体暴力和严重身体暴力的分析


马拉维近 42% 的已婚女性曾遭受过现任或最近配偶实施的某种形式的身体、性或情感暴力——高于全球估计的 35%。本研究使用 2015 年马拉维人口和健康调查中 15-49 岁已婚女性的国家级数据，探讨文化因素与女性在控制社会经济因素后遭受性暴力、身体暴力和情感暴力的可能性之间的关系。多级逻辑回归建模。在马拉维，与针对已婚妇女的暴力行为相关的关键文化因素包括婚姻类型（一夫多妻制或一夫一妻制）、结婚年龄、宗教和种族。丈夫饮酒也是对已婚妇女实施暴力的一个非常重要的因素。解决马拉维针对已婚妇女暴力问题的干预措施应旨在促进一夫一妻制婚姻和阻止一夫多妻制婚姻，并解决丈夫酗酒的文化。未来的研究可以进一步探讨家庭是否可以从穆斯林家庭和跨族裔群体中学到重要的教训。