According to the report, which covers a range of issues related to the sexual health of young people in Asia-Pacific, low levels of education, unemployment and a family history of violence are all linked to acceptance of domestic violence.
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There is need for much greater focus on addressing the acceptance of domestic violence through targeted initiatives in societies affected by political conflict.
Although domestic violence is exacerbated during and after armed conflict it's prevention in these societies has received little attention.
This highlights the need for international domestic violence prevention policies to consider that a sole focus on narrowly defined economic or political 'empowerment' alone are not sufficient in challenging existing discriminatory gender norms. This project resulted in the construction of a first-of-its-kind global meta-database on societal attitudes to domestic violence, and a comprehensive range of diverse high quality internationally comparable socio-economic, political and legislative metadata from UN sources and other topic-specific databases.
Researchers hope the findings will inform the development of effective prevention programmes, targeting the factors which lead to domestic violence being accepted by different societies.
Several multilateral organisations, including the World Health Organisation and the United Nations, have already expressed an interest in using the data to help monitor its goal of achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls goal five of the UN Sustainable Goals Agenda to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all that includes the elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls. Materials provided by University of Bristol.
Note: Content may be edited for style and length. Science News. Story Source: Materials provided by University of Bristol. Attitudes towards domestic violence in 49 low- and middle-income countries: A gendered analysis of prevalence and country-level correlates.
Domestic violence against women is a problem throughout the world. In many countries, however, spousal abuse is not only legal, but viewed as acceptable by a sizable segment of female members of the population. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo almost three fourths of women believe that wife beating is justified in certain circumstances. This central African country which is home to over 81 million citizens is considered to be the most populous French-speaking nation in the world.
Throughout its existence this region has been plagued by corruption, political unrest, violence, and exploitation. Living conditions for women in the DR Congo are particularly dire. In the eastern portion of the country was dubbed as the rape capital of the world by an official from the United Nations.
Social and economic factors such as wide spread poverty and long standing beliefs surrounding gender play major roles in the acceptance of violence against women. The living conditions for women living in the west African country of Senegal are strongly influenced by long standing religious beliefs, customs, and traditions.
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