An Investigation into the Factors Contributing to Domestic Violence in Koforidua in the New Juaben Municipality of Ghana
Table 2.
Factorscontributing to domestic violence
|
| Factors |
Strongly Disagree(%) |
Disagree (%) |
Strongly Agree(%) |
Agree (%) |
|
|
| Show of power by men |
14.1 |
11.2 |
26.5 |
48.2 |
|
| Abuse of alcohol and drugs |
35.0 |
49.7 |
9.1 |
6.2 |
|
| Exposure to DV in the family |
14.7 |
10.9 |
43.2 |
31.2 |
|
| Poverty and stress in marriage |
5.6 |
9.4 |
38.5 |
46.5 |
|
| Poor communication in marriage |
88 |
9.1 |
45.6 |
36.5 |
|
| Control of women through discipline |
44 |
8.8 |
49.7 |
37.1 |
|
| Women’s low academic achievement |
13.5 |
12.1 |
41.2 |
33.2 |
|
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Source: Field data (2014)
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