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Financial Inclusion and Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence from a Multilevel Analysis of Burkina Faso

Barthmes, Fiona Sabeth LU (2025) EKHS21 20251
Department of Economic History
Abstract
This thesis examines Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and financial inclusion, two factors suggested by the previous literature to potentially reduce women’s risk of IPV. For this purpose, data from a cross-sectional health survey on Burkinabe women aged 15 to 49 who were married or living
with their intimate partner was analyzed. Results from a multilevel logistic regression analysis suggest that contrary to previous findings, women’s phone access is not significantly associated with their
experience of IPV. However, Burkinabe women with a mobile money account are found to have significantly higher odds of sexual IPV and the aggregate measure of IPV. As one of the first studies to examine the relationship between... (More)
This thesis examines Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and financial inclusion, two factors suggested by the previous literature to potentially reduce women’s risk of IPV. For this purpose, data from a cross-sectional health survey on Burkinabe women aged 15 to 49 who were married or living
with their intimate partner was analyzed. Results from a multilevel logistic regression analysis suggest that contrary to previous findings, women’s phone access is not significantly associated with their
experience of IPV. However, Burkinabe women with a mobile money account are found to have significantly higher odds of sexual IPV and the aggregate measure of IPV. As one of the first studies to examine the relationship between women’s mobile money account ownership and IPV, this study emphasizes the importance of safeguarding against potential adverse effects of mobile money services
in Burkina Faso, and the importance of accounting for cross-community differences. Additionally, findings of a strong positive association between women’s intrahousehold decision-making power and their odds of psychological, physical, and sexual IPV highlight the need for gender equality interventions to safeguard against potential trade-offs between different dimensions of women’s empowerment. (Less)
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This study examines Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and financial inclusion, two factors suggested by the previous literature to potentially reduce women’s risk of IPV. For this purpose, data from a cross-sectional health survey on Burkinabe women aged 15 to 49 who were married or living with their intimate partner was analyzed. Results from a multilevel logistic regression analysis suggest that contrary to previous findings, women’s phone access is not significantly associated with their experience of IPV. However, Burkinabe women with a mobile money account are found to have significantly higher odds of sexual IPV and the aggregate measure of IPV. As one of the first studies to examine the relationship between women’s... (More)
This study examines Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and financial inclusion, two factors suggested by the previous literature to potentially reduce women’s risk of IPV. For this purpose, data from a cross-sectional health survey on Burkinabe women aged 15 to 49 who were married or living with their intimate partner was analyzed. Results from a multilevel logistic regression analysis suggest that contrary to previous findings, women’s phone access is not significantly associated with their experience of IPV. However, Burkinabe women with a mobile money account are found to have significantly higher odds of sexual IPV and the aggregate measure of IPV. As one of the first studies to examine the relationship between women’s mobile money account ownership and IPV, this study emphasizes the importance of safeguarding against potential adverse effects of mobile money services
in Burkina Faso, and the importance of accounting for cross-community differences. Additionally, findings of a strong positive association between women’s intrahousehold decision-making power and their odds of psychological, physical, and sexual IPV highlight the need for gender equality interventions
to safeguard against potential trade-offs between different dimensions of women’s empowerment. (Less)
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author
Barthmes, Fiona Sabeth LU
supervisor
organization
course
EKHS21 20251
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), gender equality, financial inclusion, ICT, mobile money, phone access, decision-making power
language
English
id
9203300
date added to LUP
2025-08-18 10:49:49
date last changed
2025-08-18 10:49:49
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  abstract     = {{This thesis examines Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and financial inclusion, two factors suggested by the previous literature to potentially reduce women’s risk of IPV. For this purpose, data from a cross-sectional health survey on Burkinabe women aged 15 to 49 who were married or living 
with their intimate partner was analyzed. Results from a multilevel logistic regression analysis suggest that contrary to previous findings, women’s phone access is not significantly associated with their 
experience of IPV. However, Burkinabe women with a mobile money account are found to have significantly higher odds of sexual IPV and the aggregate measure of IPV. As one of the first studies to examine the relationship between women’s mobile money account ownership and IPV, this study emphasizes the importance of safeguarding against potential adverse effects of mobile money services 
in Burkina Faso, and the importance of accounting for cross-community differences. Additionally, findings of a strong positive association between women’s intrahousehold decision-making power and their odds of psychological, physical, and sexual IPV highlight the need for gender equality interventions to safeguard against potential trade-offs between different dimensions of women’s empowerment.}},
  author       = {{Barthmes, Fiona Sabeth}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Financial Inclusion and Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence from a Multilevel Analysis of Burkina Faso}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}