Age was found to be one of the key determinants of domestic violence in Ghana. Young women and men (15–19 years old) were substantially more likely to have experienced domestic violence than other age groups. Women aged 15–19 years were between 1.3 and four times more likely to experience any form of domestic violence than, for instance, women aged 30–39 years.
It is, therefore, important that studies seeking to understand the problem of underreporting of child sexual abuse do not focus solely on the victim when exploring their relationship with shame and stigma; such studies must also pay attention to the perception of child sexual abuse by members of the victim's family
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Our central claim is that, for many women,the experiences of physical abuse and sexual abuse influence intimate relations in ways that reduce the likelihood of stable,long-term unions. (By a “union,” we mean a marriage or a cohabiting relationship.) Physical and sexual abuse may affect union formation in several ways.
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The Constitution of Ghana names all persons as equal before the law and lists gender, race, colour, ethnic origin, religion, creed or social or economic status as prohibited grounds of discrimination. Sex, sexual orientation and gender expression are not included. Ghana’s definition of discrimination remains non-compliant with CEDAW’s definition of discrimination in Article 1 as it does not include direct and indirect discrimination (CEDAW Shadow Report, 2014).
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