Impact of Socio-Demographic Characteristics on Attitude of Ever Married Women Towards Gender Based Violence in Egypt: Secondary Analysis of SYPE Data, 2014 | ||||
| The Medical Journal of Cairo University | ||||
| Article 16, Volume 86, March, March 2018, Page 117-122 PDF (499.31 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjcu.2018.55046 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| SABRA M. AHMED, M.D.; FATEN M. RABIE, M.D. | ||||
| The Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Abstract Background: To identify the impact of socio demographic factors on attitude of ever married female toward violence against women in Egypt. Material and Methods: Data from Survey of Young People in Egypt (SYPE), 2014 were used in this study. Attitude towards Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and socio-demographic characteristics of 3,226 ever married females aged 13-35 years were selected for secondary and advanced analysis. Results: Only a small percentage (28.7%) of all ever married female youth rejected gender-based violence. The rejection of GBV was increased with increasing the wealth quintile from the lowest to the richest level (p<0.001). There were no statistical significant differences between respondents who accepted the GBV attitude and those who reject it as regard the employment status (p=0.442). There was more rejection of GBV with increasing educational level of respond-ents and their parents from illiterate to university or higher level (p<0.001). Agreement to GBV increased by increasing the number of brothers and sisters (p=0.021). Conclusion: Sociodemographic characteristics play an important role on the attitude of ever married women towards violence against women. Recommendations: Parents, educational institutions, health care providers (e.g. pre-marital counseling), civil society (mass media), community and religious leaders need to engage in more open dialog with young people to educate them about GBV, enforce positive attitude (multi-sectoral interventions) and support economic and social development. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Sociodemographic – Ever married – Women – Violence | ||||
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