Violence Against Women
Volume 24, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 286-306

Drivers of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Three Refugee Camps (Article)

Wachter K.* , Horn R. , Friis E. , Falb K. , Ward L. , Apio C. , Wanjiku S. , Puffer E.
  • a The University of Texas at AustinTX, United States
  • b Queen Margaret University Edinburgh, Musselburgh, United Kingdom
  • c Duke University, Durham, NC, United States
  • d The International Rescue Committee, New York, NY, United States
  • e The International Rescue Committee, Washington, DC, United States
  • f The International Rescue Committee, Juba, Sudan
  • g The International Rescue Committee, Nairobi, Kenya
  • h Duke University, Durham, NC, United States

Abstract

This qualitative study examined the “drivers” of intimate partner violence (IPV) against women in displacement to identify protective factors and patterns of risk. Qualitative data were collected in three refugee camps in South Sudan, Kenya, and Iraq (N = 284). Findings revealed interrelated factors that triggered and perpetuated IPV: gendered social norms and roles, destabilization of gender norms and roles, men’s substance use, women’s separation from family, and rapid remarriages and forced marriages. These factors paint a picture of individual, family, community and societal processes that exacerbate women’s risk of IPV in extreme conditions created by displacement. Implications for policy and practice are indicated. © 2017, © The Author(s) 2017.

Author Keywords

domestic violence qualitative research displacement

Index Keywords

Social Norms social norm Interpersonal Relations sexual behavior human middle aged Iraq Kenya ethnology qualitative research human relation Humans psychology Adolescent male female risk factor Risk Factors refugee camp Refugee Camps Intimate Partner Violence South Sudan partner violence adult
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85041356274&doi=10.1177%2f1077801216689163&partnerID=40&md5=e2ee575936f39055bf35595bd55fe102
DOI: 10.1177/1077801216689163
ISSN: 10778012
Cited by: 5
Original Language: English