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Partner alcohol consumption and intimate partner violence against women in sexual unions in sub-Saharan Africa

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  • Richard Gyan Aboagye
  • Bright Opoku Ahinkorah
  • Charles Lwanga Tengan
  • Iddrisu Salifu
  • Henry Yaw Acheampong
  • Abdul-Aziz Seidu

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Introduction: Intimate partner violence is increasingly gaining attention as the leading form of violence against women globally, particularly sub-Saharan Africa. Given that substance abuse, especially alcohol consumption has long been associated with aggressive behaviour, emotional abuse, and sexual misconduct, it is surprising that studies on the potential association between partner’s alcohol consumption and intimate partner violence are scarce. The current study seeks to fill this gap in the literature by examining the association between partner’s alcohol consumption and intimate partner violence among women in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods: Cross-sectional survey data of 89,229 women aged 15 to 49 in sexual unions from 21 sub-Saharan African countries were pooled from the Demographic and Health Surveys. Percentages with their corresponding confidence intervals (CIs) were used to present the results of the prevalence of partner’s alcohol consumption and intimate partner violence. Multivariable binary logistic regression analysis was used to examine the association between partner’s alcohol consumption and intimate partner violence. The regression analysis results were presented using adjusted odds ratio (aOR) with 95% CI. Statistical significance was set at p

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  • Richard Gyan Aboagye & Bright Opoku Ahinkorah & Charles Lwanga Tengan & Iddrisu Salifu & Henry Yaw Acheampong & Abdul-Aziz Seidu, 2022. "Partner alcohol consumption and intimate partner violence against women in sexual unions in sub-Saharan Africa," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(12), pages 1-16, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0278196
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278196
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    1. Tingting Wang & Yuan Liu & Zhanzhan Li & Kaihua Liu & Yang Xu & Wenpei Shi & Lizhang Chen, 2017. "Prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(10), pages 1-17, October.
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