Lynnmarie Sardinha|Héctor Nájera
Attitudes towards domestic violence in 49 low- and middle-income countries: A gendered analysis of prevalence and country-level correlates
University of Bristol|University of Bristol
violence women intimate partner dv serious public health human rights issue attitudes justifying dv strongly predict perpetration victimisation paper presents gendered ecological analyses societal acceptance dv 49 low middleincome countries lmics across geographical regionswe utilised data 49 demographic health surveys conducted 2005 2017 united nations statistics topicspecific metadatabases dv acceptance measured justification wifebeating least one five circumstances summative scale stepwise multiple linear regression examined countrylevel social economic political empowerment predictors societal acceptance dv amongst women men aggregate gender difference women likely men justify dv subsaharan africa south east asia societal acceptance dv widespread regions compared latin america caribbean centralwest asia europe political conflict limited economic rights women associated higher levels dv acceptance amongst women men men democratic countries less likely justify dv amongst women higher national female literacy rates predicted lower levels justification higher levels dv acceptance amongst women wider aggregate gender difference countries larger representation women national parliamentjustification dv widespread amongst women men lmics acceptance rates varying across countries regions gender differences impact contextual factors dv acceptance supports gendered approach nationallevel interventions findings highlight need tailored interventions targeting dv acceptance conflictimpacted societies emphasis international policies empowerment domains widelyused gender inequality indices need coupled strategies tackling discriminatory gender norms