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Family Structure and Marital Violence among Women in Ghana
Journal of Family Violence ( IF 2.7 ) Pub Date : 2022-03-21 , DOI: 10.1007/s10896-022-00385-7
Eric Y. Tenkorang 1
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The structure of Ghanaian families has significantly changed over the years. Even so, some features of the traditional Ghanaian family have remained. For instance, polygynous families continue to be common. This study examined relationships between family structure and intimate partner violence among women in Ghana. Specifically, we investigated differences in the IPV experiences of women in polygynous families compared to those in monogamous families, and we explored the mechanisms linking polygyny with IPV. We used data on 2,289 ever-married Ghanaian women aged 18 years and above and applied random-effects logit models to determine differences in the IPV risks for women in the two family structures. A higher proportion of women in polygynous families were unemployed than their comparators in monogamous families, and they had lower levels of education. They had limited autonomy and strong patriarchal values and were significantly more likely to experience physical, sexual, and emotional/psychological violence. Their IPV risk was exacerbated by their lack of socio-economic empowerment, limited autonomy, and strong belief in patriarchal norms. Net of these factors, polygynous women were still disadvantaged, pointing to existing unobserved differences between the two family structures or differences in family dynamics, with implications for IPV. We propose that policy makers provide educational and employment opportunities for women in general, while targeting polygynous women with specific interventions to improve their self-efficacy and autonomy.



中文翻译:

加纳妇女的家庭结构和婚姻暴力

多年来,加纳家庭的结构发生了显着变化。即便如此,传统加纳家庭的一些特征仍然存在。例如,一夫多妻制家庭仍然很普遍。本研究调查了加纳妇女的家庭结构与亲密伴侣暴力之间的关系。具体来说,我们调查了一夫多妻制家庭女性与一夫一妻制家庭女性在 IPV 经历方面的差异,并探讨了将一夫多妻制与 IPV 联系起来的机制。我们使用了 2,289 名 18 岁及以上的已婚加纳女性的数据,并应用随机效应 logit 模型来确定两种家庭结构中女性的 IPV 风险差异。一夫多妻家庭中的女性失业比例高于一夫一妻制家庭的女性,他们的教育水平较低。他们拥有有限的自主权和强烈的父权价值观,并且更有可能遭受身体、性和情感/心理暴力。他们缺乏社会经济赋权、有限的自主权以及对父权规范的坚定信念,加剧了他们的 IPV 风险。除去这些因素,一夫多妻制妇女仍然处于不利地位,这表明两个家庭结构之间存在未被观察到的差异或家庭动态的差异,这对 IPV 有影响。我们建议政策制定者为一般女性提供教育和就业机会,同时针对一夫多妻制女性采取具体干预措施,以提高她们的自我效能和自主权。他们拥有有限的自主权和强烈的父权价值观,并且更有可能遭受身体、性和情感/心理暴力。他们缺乏社会经济赋权、有限的自主权以及对父权规范的坚定信念,加剧了他们的 IPV 风险。除去这些因素,一夫多妻制妇女仍然处于不利地位,这表明两个家庭结构之间存在未被观察到的差异或家庭动态的差异,这对 IPV 有影响。我们建议政策制定者为一般女性提供教育和就业机会,同时针对一夫多妻制女性采取具体干预措施,以提高她们的自我效能和自主权。他们拥有有限的自主权和强烈的父权价值观,并且更有可能遭受身体、性和情感/心理暴力。他们缺乏社会经济赋权、有限的自主权以及对父权规范的坚定信念,加剧了他们的 IPV 风险。除去这些因素,一夫多妻制妇女仍然处于不利地位,这表明两个家庭结构之间存在未被观察到的差异或家庭动态的差异,这对 IPV 有影响。我们建议政策制定者为一般女性提供教育和就业机会,同时针对一夫多妻制女性采取具体干预措施,以提高她们的自我效能和自主权。以及对父权规范的坚定信念。除去这些因素,一夫多妻制妇女仍然处于不利地位,这表明两个家庭结构之间存在未被观察到的差异或家庭动态的差异,这对 IPV 有影响。我们建议政策制定者为一般女性提供教育和就业机会,同时针对一夫多妻制女性采取具体干预措施,以提高她们的自我效能和自主权。以及对父权规范的坚定信念。除去这些因素,一夫多妻制妇女仍然处于不利地位,这表明两个家庭结构之间存在未被观察到的差异或家庭动态的差异,这对 IPV 有影响。我们建议政策制定者为一般女性提供教育和就业机会,同时针对一夫多妻制女性采取具体干预措施,以提高她们的自我效能和自主权。

更新日期:2022-03-21
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