RT Article
T1 Economic Abuse of Women in Intimate Relationships in Ghana: Consequences and Coping Strategies
JF Violence against women
VO 30
IS 8
SP 2032
OP 2052
A1 Boateng, Jessica D.
A2 Tenkorang, Eric Y.
A2 Issahaku, Paul
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1887630554
AB Economic abuse is a significant gender-based problem in Ghana and sub-Saharan Africa, but few studies explore the consequences of this type of abuse on women's lives and their coping strategies. This study examined the narratives of 16 Ghanaian women in intimate relationships who experienced economic abuse in the Greater Accra, Ashanti, and Upper East regions of Ghana. Results indicate economic abuse negatively affected female survivors’ jobs, businesses, and food security and led to physical violence and adverse health implications. Some women coped by relying on external family networks, religion, and theft from husbands, while others trivialized their experiences.
K1 Coping
K1 Poverty
K1 Health
K1 Ghana
K1 Women
K1 economic abuse
DO 10.1177/10778012241238239