Association between polygyny and justification of violence among women in sexual unions in sub-Saharan Africa
The endorsement of violence against women within relationships, irrespective of the rationale, undermines worldwide and national endeavours aimed at tackling the issue of intimate partner violence and its associated repercussions. It is imperative to implement diverse approaches to effectively tackle the situation. Increased education and awareness campaigns focused on intimate partner violence are expected to play significant roles in effectively tackling this issue. Implementing punitive measures against individuals who perpetrate intimate partner violence upon their partners could also be adopted.
Authors
- Bright Opoku Ahinkorah
- Mainprice Akuoko Essuman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4641-2647)
- King David Dzirasah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5333-2269)
- Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah Adnani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4625-4861)
- Richard Gyan Aboagye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3498-2909)
- Abdul-Aziz Seidu
Institutions
- University of Cape Coast (GH)
- Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AU)
- Takoradi Technical University (GH)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
- James Cook University (AU)
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (US)
- Padjadjaran University (ID)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22581-y
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Marriage and Sexual Relationships
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 16.81