Table 1 Characteristics of VAWG
From: Ghanaian media coverage of violence against women and girls: implications for health promotion
Violence domain | N (%) |
|---|---|
Place of incident | |
Urban | 32 (74.0) |
Rural | 11 (26.0) |
Type of violence: | |
Sexual (defilement) | 21 (40.4) |
Sexual (rape) | 8 (15.4) |
Intimate partner homicide | 7 (13.5) |
Other murder (or attempted) | 3 (5.8) |
Other forms of abuse | 13 (25.0) |
Victims: | |
Women | 27 (51.9) |
Girls | 25 (48.1) |
Perpetrators of violence: | |
Men | 38 (73.1) |
Women | 3 (5.8) |
Parent | 6 (11.5) |
Society (Customary practices) | 5 (9.6) |
Immediate cause of the violence: | |
Sexual desires | 30 (68.2) |
Infidelity | 4 (9.1) |
Financial | 10 (22.7) |
Action taken against perpetrator: | |
Jailed | 14 (29.2) |
Arrested | 10 (20.8) |
Standing trial | 12 (25.0) |
Public censure | 3(6.3) |
Under police investigation | 4 (8.3) |
Not reported | 5 (10.4) |