'Small small quarrels bring about happiness or love in the relationships': Exploring community perceptions and gendered norms contributing to male perpetrated intimate partner violence in the Central Region of Ghana.

In this paper, we explore gender norms held by men and women that might contribute to male perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Ghana. This qualitative research was conducted at the pre-intervention stage of a cluster randomized controlled trial. Our intervention uses community-based a...

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Main Authors: Phyllis Dako-Gyeke, Adolphina Addoley Addo-Lartey, Deda Ogum Alangea, Yandisa Sikweyiya, Esnat Dorothy Chirwa, Dorcas Coker-Appiah, Rachel Jewkes, Richard Mawuena Kofi Adanu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225296