Influence of Polygamy on Gender-Based Violence Prevalence in South Sudan: A Case Study of Unity State (BENTIU)
Bakhita Steven Guet, Lilian Chesikaw and Magdaline GesareEgerton UniversityEmail: bol.1150724@student.egerton.ac.ke Abstract: Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a pervasive human rights violation and major public health crisis across South Sudan. While polygamous marriage systems are widely practiced throughout Unity State, their specific influence on household power dynamics, resource distribution, and domestic violence prevalence remains insufficiently investigated within…