Social determinants of child abuse: Evidence from seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Background: Child abuse is a dominant public health concern that permeates race, varied social contexts and culture. Child abuse comprises any act of omission or commission perpetrated by a child's parent, caregiver, or other adult leading to harm, potential for, or any threat of harm to a child (below age 18), either intentional or unintentional. This subject has usually been explored by focusing on men.

Influence of type of violence on women's help-seeking behaviour: Evidence from 10 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major public health concern that mostly impacts women's health and social well-being. This study explored how the various types of IPV (physical, sexual, and emotional) including women's experience of childhood violence influence their help-seeking behavior in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

Methods: We analyzed data from the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), carried out between 2018 and 2021.

Gender differences in the acceptance of wife-beating: evidence from 30 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) has cited domestic violence as an urgent global maternal and child health priority. Gender differences in the acceptance of wife-beating have not been explored at the multi-country level in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where the occurrence of wife-beating (36%) is greater than the global average (30%). It is against this backdrop that we examine the gender differences in the acceptance of wife beating in SSA.

Women's empowerment indicators and short- and long-acting contraceptive method use: evidence from DHS from 11 countries.

Background: With a population of about 1.1 billion, sub-Saharan Africa is projected to overtake Eastern, Southern and Central Asia to become the most populous region by 2060. One effective approach for slowing this rapid population growth is the use of modern contraception and this may be short-acting or long acting.