Patriarchy and gender-inequitable attitudes as drivers of intimate partner violence against women in the central region of Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In order to reduce women's exposure to violence and develop culturally appropriate interventions, it is important to gain an understanding of how men who use violence rationalize it. The present study sought to explore the perspectives of men who had used violence on their female partners, specifically their views on intimate partner violence (IPV), gender norms, manhood, their gender attitudes and to understand how these may drive male perpetrated IPV against women in the Central Region of Ghana.

Methods

This was a qualitative study involving purposively sampled adult men who had participated in a household-based survey in selected districts in the Central Region of Ghana and who had self-reported perpetration of IPV in the past 12 months. In-depth interviews wer

SUBMITTER: Sikweyiya Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7222313 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature