Attitudes toward domestic violence against women in Ghana 2018, by gender
Some reasons that may account for the neglect of children as a basis for domestic violence among women in the Ghanaian society may include the importance of childbirth as well as women seen as the main household caretakers. Ghana's 2007 Domestic Violence Act (Act 732) identifies various forms of domestic violence including acts that result in economic, sexual, emotional, or verbal abuse.