Bride Price Payment and Justification of Sexual Violence Among Women in Ghana*These authors contributed equally to this work.

Although insights on bride price and domestic violence have been explored in Ghana, very little is known about payment of bride price and the justification of sexual violence. We investigated the payment of bride price and justification of sexual violence among women (N = 4,222) in Ghana, dwelling o...

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Authors: Kojo Oduro, Joseph (Author) ; Seidu, Abdul-Aziz (Author) ; Ameyaw, Edward Kwabena (Author) ; Sambah, Francis (Author) ; Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku (Author) ; Budu, Eugene (Author) ; Appiah, Francis (Author) ; Baatiema, Linus (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2022, Volume: 37, Issue: 9/10, Pages: NP6284-NP6300
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