Economic abuse is a significant gender-based problem in Ghana and sub-Saharan Africa, but few studies explore the consequences of this type of abuse on women's lives and their coping strategies. This study examined the narratives of 16 Ghanaian women in intimate relationships who experienced economic abuse in the Greater Accra, Ashanti, and Upper East regions of Ghana. Results indicate economic abuse negatively affected female survivors’ jobs, businesses, and food security and led to physical violence and adverse health implications. Some women coped by relying on external family networks, religion, and theft from husbands, while others trivialized their experiences.

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加纳亲密关系中妇女遭受的经济虐待：后果和应对策略

经济虐待是加纳和撒哈拉以南非洲地区一个重要的性别问题，但很少有研究探讨此类虐待对妇女生活的影响及其应对策略。本研究调查了 16 名在加纳大阿克拉、阿散蒂和上东地区经历过经济虐待的亲密关系加纳女性的叙述。结果表明，经济虐待对女性幸存者的工作、企业和粮食安全产生了负面影响，并导致身体暴力和不利的健康影响。一些女性依靠外部家庭网络、宗教和从丈夫那里偷窃来应对，而另一些女性则轻视自己的经历。