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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2020)

Women’s Attitudes Towards Wife-beating in Tanzania: Evidence from the 2015/16 National Demographic and Health Survey

https://doi.org/10.56279/jhss.v9i1.37
Magashi Joseph
Dar es Salaam University College of Education University of Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam University College of Education University of Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam University College of Education University of Dar es Salaam

Corresponding Author(s) : Magashi Joseph

jmagashi@gmail.com

Journal of Humanities & Social Science (JHSS), Vol. 9 No. 1 (2020)

Abstract

Approval of wife-beating implies a continuous women victimisation which affects their
health, wellbeing, and their involvement in productive activities in the economy. The study
intends to investigate socioeconomic determinants of approval of wife-beating in
Tanzania. The analysis uses cross-sectional data of a representative sample of 5,889
married women from the 2015/16 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey. Result shows
that about 60% of married women approve wife-beating from their partners/husbands in
Tanzania. Further, multivariate logistic regression estimates reveal that approval of wifebeating is negatively associated with women involvement in decision-making, household
economic status, women’s and partner’s education, and women media access. On the
other hand, partner’s or husband’s drinking of alcohol is positively associated with
approval of wife-beating. These findings provide several policy implications towards
reversing the chronic acceptance of wife-beating attitudes in Tanzania. Foremost, there is
a need for women to be empowered through access to media, education, and employment
as it decreases the likelihood of the attitude of accepting wife-beating. Further, women
economic empowerment must be embraced to inculcate gender balance, and lastly a
combination of awareness raising and strict application of laws against wife-beating need
to be instituted to redress the problem in Tanzania.

Keywords

intimate partner violence gender-based violence attitude wife-beating Tanzania
Women’s Attitudes Towards Wife-beating in Tanzania: Evidence from the 2015/16 National Demographic and Health Survey. (2020). Journal of Humanities & Social Science (JHSS), 9(1). https://doi.org/10.56279/jhss.v9i1.37
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