Silent suffering: unveiling factors associated with women's inability to seek help for intimate partner violence in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)

KS Dickson, ENK Boateng, D Adzrago, IY Addo… - Reproductive health, 2023 - Springer
Background Evidence shows that intimate partner violence (IPV) occurs more frequently in
sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) than in other regions of the world. However, limited empirical …

The wording matters: Gender equality laws and women's attitudes towards domestic violence in Africa

D Xu - Social Science & Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, we documented the association between specific wordings regarding domestic
violence within gender equality laws and women's attitudes towards domestic violence in …

An agent-based model of binge drinking, inequitable gender norms and their contribution to HIV transmission, with application to South Africa

LF Johnson, M Kubjane, A De Voux… - BMC Infectious …, 2023 - Springer
Background Binge drinking, inequitable gender norms and sexual risk behaviour are closely
interlinked. This study aims to model the potential effect of alcohol counselling interventions …

Determinants of wife-beating justification amongst men in southern African countries: Evidence from demographic and health surveys

M Tsawe, K Mhele - African journal of reproductive health, 2022 - ajol.info
Domestic violence remains a major social challenge in many countries, especially in sub-
Saharan Africa. This study aimed to identify factors associated with wife-beating amongst …