Olalekan A. Uthman|Stephen Lawoko|Tahereh Moradi
Sex disparities in attitudes towards intimate partner violence against women in sub-Saharan Africa: a socio-ecological analysis
Karolinska Institutet|Karolinska Institutet|Karolinska Institutet
attitudes towards intimate partner violence women ipvaw suggested one prominent predictor ipvaw study take step back individuallevel variables examine relationship societallevel measures sex differences attitudes towards ipvaw used metaanalytic procedure synthesize results recent data sets available demographic health survey dhs 17 countries subsaharan africa conducted 2003 2007 pooled odds ratio 95 confidence intervals ci computed countries test heterogeneity sensitivity analysis metaregression also carried women twice likely justify wife beating men pooled 197 95 ci 153 253 statistically significant heterogeneity magnitude sex disparities attitudes towards ipvaw increased increasing percentage men practicing polygamy country furthermore magnitude sex disparities attitudes towards ipvaw decreased monotonically increasing adult male female literacy rate gender development index gross domestic product human development index metaanalysis provided evidence women likely justify ipvaw men subsaharan africa results revealed countrys socioeconomic factors may associated sex differential attitudes towards ipvaw