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  1. (PDF) Domestic Violence against Women in Ghana: An Exploratory Study in

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  4. (PDF) Domestic Violence Against Women in the Effutu Municipalityin the

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  1. Determinants of domestic violence against women in Ghana

    Domestic violence is the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury or death [].According to Act 732 of the parliament of the Republic of Ghana, domestic violence within the context of previous or existing relationship means engaging in ...

  2. Determinants of domestic violence against women in Ghana

    Background. Domestic violence is the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury or death [].According to Act 732 of the parliament of the Republic of Ghana, domestic violence within the context of previous or existing relationship means ...

  3. Understanding the endorsement of wife beating in Ghana: evidence of the

    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 ...

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    5.4. Consequences of domestic violence in Ghana 230 5.5. Use of and access to victims support services and institutions 231 6. Way forward and policy recommendations 233 6.1. Recommendations with respect to the incidence of domestic violence in Ghana 234 6.2. Recommendations with respect to attitudes towards domestic violence in Ghana 236 6.3.

  5. Unveiling Shadows: Investigating women's experience of intimate partner

    Introduction Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health issue, predominantly among women in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ghana. Existing evidence indicates high rates of IPV perpetration and its associated adverse health outcomes. Despite previous studies, reliance on old data underscores the need for current, nationally representative data to inform policy-making and ...

  6. (PDF) Key triggers of domestic violence in ghana: A ...

    Scholars and victim advocates. indicate that one in every three women in Ghana. is a victim of domestic violence, including. physical, economic, emotional and sexual. violence (Ajayi & Soyinka ...

  7. Violence against women in Ghana: a look at women's perceptions and

    Nasir and Hyder's (2003) extensive review of the literature on violence against (pregnant) ... The results of the study indicate that educated, employed and married women in Ghana experience domestic violence including physical violence although many of the types of violence reported fell within the category classified as less severe ...

  8. Family Structure and Marital Violence among Women in Ghana

    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 ...

  9. Determinants of domestic violence against women in Ghana

    Methods: Data from the 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) was analysed using a multivariate logistic model and risk factors were obtained using the forward selection procedure. Results: Of the 1524 ever married women in this study, 33.6 % had ever experienced domestic violence. The risk of ever experiencing domestic violence was 35 ...

  10. Summary Report: Domestic Violence in Ghana: Incidence ...

    Supported by several years of advocacy efforts by key civil society organisations and women's rights organisations, the Government of Ghana enacted the Domestic Violence Act (Act 732) on 21st ...

  11. PDF Domestic Violence In Ghana: The Open Secret

    Interviewees repeatedly stressed that domestic violence is widely considered a family matter in Ghana.59Women face enormous pressure to "settle" domestic violence matters within the family and keep them out of the justice system.60 The reasons for this pressure are varied.

  12. Factors Influencing Domestic and Marital Violence against Women in Ghana

    Using the most recent version of the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey and employing complementary log-log models, this study examined the causes of both physical and sexual violence among married women in Ghana. Results indicate that wealth and employment status that capture feminist explanations of domestic violence were not significantly related to both physical and sexual violence ...

  13. Potential opportunities and challenging realities: Organizations

    Literature review. Any conversation on domestic violence or for that matter any form of similar violence against women, must consider what makes such examples of tragic and horrific events gendered. ... As extensively pointed out in the literature on domestic violence in Ghana (Adinkrah, 2014; ...

  14. PDF SAMVEN'S RESEARCH AND CONSULTANCY UNIT

    LITERATURE REVIEW . 6-22 : 3. METHODOLOGY . 23-24 : 4. DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATIONS . 25-28 : 5 SUMMARY, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS . 29-30 : REFERENCES . 31 : APPENDICES . 32-36 ... addressing domestic violence in Ghana; provide broad redress for cases of domestic violence, sanctions on perpetrators and protective remedies for victims ...

  15. (PDF) Domestic Violence against Women in Ghana: An ...

    This paper was conducted in the Upper West Region of. Ghana and aimed to explore domestic violence from the perspectives of adu lt men and women. The stu dy. participants were selected based on ...

  16. A Qualitative Case Study on the Domestic Violence Act, 2007 (732) and

    introduction of domestic violence as an issue in Ghana and the purpose of studying this problem. Chapter II will be a literature review of the background of CEDAW, the Domestic Violence Act, 2007 (732), how both laws are exercised to prosecute the abuser and the legal standings.

  17. (PDF) The Effectiveness of the Domestic Violence Act (2007) in the

    The major findings indicated that domestic violence in Ghana can best be described as violence against women and children. It was also discovered that domestic violence transcends race or tribe and social status. ... (29.7%) and Ewe (18%) (GSS, 2010). LITERATURE REVIEW This chapter considers a review of the literature on intimate partner ...

  18. Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence in Ghana

    lation criminalizing domestic violence (Republic of Ghana, 2007), we currently do not know, scientifically, what factors are associated with IPV in Ghana, information that will inform policies and programs to address the issue. The article uses data from the administrative northern region of Ghana to bridge the existing gap. Literature Review

  19. (PDF) Domestic Violence: A Literature Review Reflecting an

    Abstract. This empirical literature review examines and synthesizes inter-national domestic violence literature related to prevalence, types of violence, honor and dowry killings, health=pregnancy ...

  20. Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence in Ghana

    This article contributes to existing literature by investigating correlates of male perpetrated IPV in Ghana. Although the seriousness of the issue has necessitated passage of legislation criminalizing domestic violence (Republic of Ghana, 2007), we currently do not know, scientifically, what factors are associated with IPV in Ghana, information that will inform policies and programs to ...

  21. Domestic Violence in Ghana

    CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW. 2.4 Domestic Violence in Ghana. Domestic violence or intimate partner violence (IPV) is globally accepted to be one of the most serious crimes against humanity. It is the past or present physical and sexual violence between former or current intimate partners, adult household members, or adult children and a ...

  22. Literature Review On Domestic Violence in Ghana

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  23. Ten Years On; Reviewing the National Domestic Violence Policy

    The Domestic Violence Secretariat of the Ministry has therefore organised a National Level Stakeholder Consultation to review the National Domestic Violence Policy (2009-2019) and Plan of Action to implement the Domestic Violence Act, 2007 (Act 732). ... A 2016 Survey on Domestic Violence in Ghana indicated that about 28% per cent of women in ...

  24. Domestic Violence Literature Review

    Key findings from JSI's literature review analysis include: Domestic Violence (DV) is widely prevalent and a well-recognized public health issue. − More than one in three women (35.6%) and one in four men (28.5%) aged 18 and older reported a lifetime prevalence of physical violence, rape, and/or stalking by an intimate partner Being younger ...