Sharing Responsibility through Joint Decision Making and Implications for Intimate-Partner Violence : Evidence from 12 Sub-Saharan African Countries (anglais)

Intimate partner violence affects 36 percent of women in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper examines the relationship between decision making within couples and the incidence of intimate partner violence across 12 African countries. Using the wife’s responses to survey questions, the analysis finds that compared with joint decision making, sole decision making by the husband is associated with a 3.3 percentage point higher incidence of physical intimate...

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Donald,Aletheia Amalia;

Doss,Cheryl;

Goldstein,Markus P.;

Gupta,Sakshi;
Date du document
2021/08/30
Type de document
Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
Numéro du rapport
WPS9760
Volume
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Pays
Afrique,
Région
Afrique,
Date de publication
2021/08/30
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Disclosed
Titre du rapport
Sharing Responsibility through Joint Decision Making and Implications for Intimate-Partner Violence : Evidence from 12 Sub-Saharan African Countries
Mots clé
intimate partner violence

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