Correlates of Married Men's Attitude towards Gender Based Violence, Secondary Analysis of Survey of Young People In Egypt (SYPE) Data,2014.

Background: Nowadays, One of the Main public health problems is intimate partner violence
(IPV). Men's Attitude has been verified as one of the important predictors of IPV.
Objectives: To Identify attitude and its correlates towards gender-based violence (GBV)
among ever married males. Methods: Secondary analysis using Survey of Young People in
Egypt (SYPE) data, 2014. Dependent variable: men's attitude towards gender-based violence.
Independent variables: socio-demographic variables, attitude toward gender equity, parent's
response to mistakes, mental health and some marital issues. Results: Among ever married
males, 77.1% accepted GBV, 82.2% whom wives age at marriage was less than 18 years,
81.8% from rural residence, 88.4% whom parents were not giving any response to mistakes,
83.9% of those with positive attitude toward divorcing their wives accepted GBV with
statistically significant difference. Logistic regression analysis revealed that the significant
predictors for accepting GBV were: rural residence, attitude that makes husbands divorce
their wives and parents' response to mistakes. Conclusion: The significant correlates of
married men's acceptance of GBV were rural residence, respondents with an attitude toward
divorcing their wives and inappropriate parents' response to mistakes. Recommendations:
Development of intervention programs aiming to change social and cultural gender norms
related to gender inequality and GBV especially in rural areas is highly recommended.