Women’s Household Decision-Making and Intimate Partner Violence in Ethiopia

Ebrahim Nasser B. and Atteraya Madhu S.
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Ebrahim Nasser B.: Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Keimyung University, 1095 Dalgubeol-Daero, Dalseo-Gu. Daegu 42601, South Korea
Atteraya Madhu S.: Assistant Professor, Department of Social Welfare, Keimyung University, 1095 Dalgubeol-Daero, Dalseo-Gu, Daegu 42601, South Korea

Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2019, vol. 8, issue 2, 285-292

Abstract: Women’s household decision-making, a reflection of interpersonal power dynamics in intimate relationships is assumed to play a central role in eliminating violence against women. Thus we sought to examine the association between women’s household decision-making autonomy and the occurrence of intimate partner violence (IPV) among Ethiopian women. We used data gathered in the 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS-2016). We limited our study to ever-married women (aged: 15 - 49 years) who responded to the domestic violence questions (n = 4,469). Sampling weights were applied and effects associated with complex survey design were accounted for. Overall, 24%, 23.1%, and 10.1% of women have experienced emotional abuse, physical violence, or sexual violence, respectively in their lifetimes. The relationship between demographic variables and IPV were inconsistent and mostly non-significant. We found significant association between decision-making autonomy and IPV variables. Women who made decisions jointly with their husbands/partners had lower risk of domestic violence as compared to women with low level of household decision-making autonomy. No significant difference between women in the low and high level of decision-making groups. Egalitarian family power structures may be beneficial toward reducing IPV and achieving gender equality in Ethiopia.

Keywords: Ethiopia; women; intimate partner violence; decision-making autonomy; empowerment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.2478/ajis-2019-0041

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