Gender differences in the acceptance of wife-beating: evidence from 30 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

• Main Authors: Jones Arkoh Paintsil (Author), Kenneth Setorwu Adde (Author), Edward Kwabena Ameyaw (Author), Kwamena Sekyi Dickson (Author), Sanni Yaya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) has cited domestic violence as an urgent global maternal and child health priority. Gender differences in the acceptance of wife-beating have not been explored at the multi-country level in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where the occurrence of wife-...