@article{fdi:010063247, title = {{W}omen's view on sexual intercourse and physical abuse : results from a cross-sectional survey in villages surrounding {B}obo-{D}ioulasso, {B}urkina {F}aso}, author = {{P}omper, {M}. and {L}oenzien, {M}yriam de and {B}erthe, {A}. and {T}ou, {F}. and {M}auget, {C}. and {F}avier, {C}. and {F}ianu, {A}. and {F}avier, {F}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{O}ur objective is to understand what do verbal and physical interactions within the couple as declared by women tell us about their related autonomy regarding sexual intercourse with their regular partner. {D}ata were gathered thanks to a baseline {KABP} survey in 8 villages in {B}urkina {F}aso. {O}verall, 591 women aged 15 to 49 living in a stable union constitute our analysis sample. {A} low percentage (18.2%) of respondents declares that a woman can refuse to have sex with her partner. {H}owever, a large part (77.3%) considers this refusal as an unacceptable reason for wife beating. {M}ultivariate logistic regression shows that the belief in a possibility to refuse sex is higher among women in polygamous union and among those who have their own resources. {I}n contrast, disapproval of wife beating as a reaction to this refusal increases with age. {I}t is also higher among women not denying that their partner has multiple sexual partners. {S}urprisingly, it is lower among women who have their own economic resources. {T}hese findings suggest that programs should work on strong beliefs, which are the result of internalization of gender roles as they may, in patriarchal societies such as {B}urkina {F}aso, facilitate acceptance of domestic violence.}, keywords = {{FEMME} ; {SEXUALITE} ; {VIOLENCE} ; {RELATION} {DE} {GENRE} ; {MILIEU} {RURAL} ; {ROLE} {DES} {FEMMES} ; {MARIAGE} ; {GROUPE} {D}'{AGE} ; {NIVEAU} {D}'{INSTRUCTION} ; {RELIGION} ; {STATUT} {SOCIOECONOMIQUE} ; {INEGALITE} {HOMME} {FEMME} ; {BURKINA} {FASO} ; {BOBO} {DIOULASSO}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{G}enus}, volume = {70}, numero = {2-3}, pages = {59--85}, ISSN = {2035-5556}, year = {2014}, DOI = {10.4402/genus-568}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010063247}, }