Factors associated with sexual violence against reproductive-age women in Ghana: A multilevel mixed-effects analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sexual violence against women is a pervasive public health challenge and human rights violation, with global prevalence rates of approximately one in three women affected, notably prevalent in African countries. Understanding its multifaceted determinants is crucial for developing targeted intervention strategies. Thus, this study aimed to investigate factors associated with sexual violence against reproductive-age ever-married women in Ghana.

Methods

A weighted sample of 3,816 reproductive-age ever-married women from the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) was included. To accommodate the hierarchical nature of the DHS data and the binary outcome variable 'sexual violence', a multilevel mixed-effect logistic regression model was employed. The deviance

SUBMITTER: Mekuria Negussie Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11449305 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature