Polygynous marriage union among Ghanaian Christian women: Socio-demographic predictors.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Polygamy has declined in the last decade, but it is still prevalent in West African nations including Ghana even with the arrival of Christianity and colonists, which came to be recognized as a form of slavery that needed to be abolished.

Aim

To analyze the determinants of polygyny among married Christian women in Ghana.

Methods

Ghana Maternal Health Survey data was used for this study to do an analytic cross-section study. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 20. The association between dependent and independent variables was explored using chi-square and logistic regression. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05.

Results

The prevalence of Ghanaian Christian women's involvement in polygyny marriage union was 12.2%, the prevalence was h

SUBMITTER: Alhassan AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10138464 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature