Comparing Factors Associated With Intimate Partner Violence Among Rural and Urban Women in Northern Uganda.

Richmond, RL; Lee, WH; Lin, S; Obol, JH; Akera, P; Menezes, G; Hyslop, F; Awor, A; Sevenska, MS; Ojara, P; Melik, AG; Oceng, D; Acaye, L; Ayero, P; Ayeerwot, R; Dandgaval, R; Bence, E; Black, E; Clarke, S; Fry, H; Worth, H

Comparing Factors Associated With Intimate Partner Violence Among Rural and Urban Women in Northern Uganda.

Richmond, RL Lee, WH Lin, S Obol, JH Akera, P Menezes, G Hyslop, F

Awor, A Sevenska, MS Ojara, P Melik, AG Oceng, D Acaye, L Ayero, P Ayeerwot, R Dandgaval, R Bence, E Black, E Clarke, S Fry, H Worth, H

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Citation:: J Interpers Violence, 2023, 38, (5-6), pp. 8862605221120902-8862605221120902
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dc.contributor.author	Richmond, RL
dc.contributor.author	Lee, WH
dc.contributor.author	Lin, S
dc.contributor.author	Obol, JH
dc.contributor.author	Akera, P
dc.contributor.author	Menezes, G
dc.contributor.author	Hyslop, F https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7635-8821
dc.contributor.author	Awor, A
dc.contributor.author	Sevenska, MS
dc.contributor.author	Ojara, P
dc.contributor.author	Melik, AG
dc.contributor.author	Oceng, D
dc.contributor.author	Acaye, L
dc.contributor.author	Ayero, P
dc.contributor.author	Ayeerwot, R
dc.contributor.author	Dandgaval, R
dc.contributor.author	Bence, E
dc.contributor.author	Black, E
dc.contributor.author	Clarke, S
dc.contributor.author	Fry, H
dc.contributor.author	Worth, H
dc.date.accessioned	2024-01-15T03:55:05Z
dc.date.available	2024-01-15T03:55:05Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.identifier.citation	J Interpers Violence, 2023, 38, (5-6), pp. 8862605221120902-8862605221120902
dc.identifier.issn	0886-2605
dc.identifier.issn	1552-6518
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/174435
dc.description.abstract	Intimate partner violence (IPV) is an important public health issue with negative effects at individual and societal levels. In northern Uganda, IPV prevalence is high but literature on it is limited. Northern Uganda has a long history of socio-economic and political upheavals, which are recognized risk factors for IPV. We compare IPV prevalence among rural and urban women in northern Uganda. This was a cross-sectional survey of 856 northern Ugandan women, 409 women living in rural areas, and 447 women working in an urban marketplace. Data were analyzed using logistic regression. High rates of emotional, physical, and sexual IPV were found. Almost four of five participants had experienced at least one type of IPV during their lifetime, and approximately half of the participants had experienced IPV in the 12 months prior to the survey. Many women stated that IPV was justified in certain situations. Younger age was a significant determinant of IPV in both cohorts (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.95, 95% confidence interval [CI] [0.93-0.97]). Determinants of IPV among the rural cohort included male partner's alcohol abuse (aOR 2.22, CI [1.34-3.73]); having been in a physical fight with another man (aOR 1.90, 95% CI [1.12-3.23]); and controlling behaviors (aOR 1.21, CI [1.08-1.36]). Possible protective factors in the urban cohort included markers of economic empowerment such as being the decision maker on large household items (59.2% vs. 44.6%, p = .002) and having a mobile phone (20.4% vs. 12.4%, p = .024). Our study shows that IPV is a significant issue in northern Uganda. Economic empowerment is associated with lower rates of IPV in urban women, and interventions to reduce gender wealth inequality may reduce IPV prevalence. Further studies on enablers of IPV and the effect of conflict on IPV prevalence are needed to inform future interventions.
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dc.subject	1602 Criminology, 1607 Social Work, 1701 Psychology
dc.subject.classification	Criminology
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dc.subject.classification	4409 Social work
dc.subject.classification	5203 Clinical and health psychology
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Uganda
dc.subject.mesh	Sexual Partners
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Intimate Partner Violence
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dc.title	Comparing Factors Associated With Intimate Partner Violence Among Rural and Urban Women in Northern Uganda.
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Abstract:

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is an important public health issue with negative effects at individual and societal levels. In northern Uganda, IPV prevalence is high but literature on it is limited. Northern Uganda has a long history of socio-economic and political upheavals, which are recognized risk factors for IPV. We compare IPV prevalence among rural and urban women in northern Uganda. This was a cross-sectional survey of 856 northern Ugandan women, 409 women living in rural areas, and 447 women working in an urban marketplace. Data were analyzed using logistic regression. High rates of emotional, physical, and sexual IPV were found. Almost four of five participants had experienced at least one type of IPV during their lifetime, and approximately half of the participants had experienced IPV in the 12 months prior to the survey. Many women stated that IPV was justified in certain situations. Younger age was a significant determinant of IPV in both cohorts (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.95, 95% confidence interval [CI] [0.93-0.97]). Determinants of IPV among the rural cohort included male partner's alcohol abuse (aOR 2.22, CI [1.34-3.73]); having been in a physical fight with another man (aOR 1.90, 95% CI [1.12-3.23]); and controlling behaviors (aOR 1.21, CI [1.08-1.36]). Possible protective factors in the urban cohort included markers of economic empowerment such as being the decision maker on large household items (59.2% vs. 44.6%, p = .002) and having a mobile phone (20.4% vs. 12.4%, p = .024). Our study shows that IPV is a significant issue in northern Uganda. Economic empowerment is associated with lower rates of IPV in urban women, and interventions to reduce gender wealth inequality may reduce IPV prevalence. Further studies on enablers of IPV and the effect of conflict on IPV prevalence are needed to inform future interventions.

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