Violence Against Women
Volume 21, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1087-1101

Conflict, Displacement, and IPV: Findings From Two Congolese Refugee Camps in Rwanda (Article)

Wako E.* , Elliott L. , De Jesus S. , Zotti M.E. , Swahn M.H. , Beltrami J.
  • a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, United States
  • b ICF Macro International, Fairfax, VA, United States
  • c Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, United States
  • d Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, United States
  • e Georgia State University, Atlanta, United States
  • f Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, United States

Abstract

This study describes the prevalence and correlates of past-year intimate partner violence (IPV) among displaced women. We used bivariate and multivariate analyses to assess the relationships between IPV and select variables of interest. Multivariate logistic regression modeling revealed that women who had experienced outsider violence were 11 times as likely (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 11.21; confidence interval, CI [5.25, 23.96]) to have reported IPV than women who had not experienced outsider violence. IPV in conflict-affected settings is a major public health concern that requires effective interventions; our results suggest that women who had experienced outsider violence are at greater risk of IPV. © 2015, © The Author(s) 2015.

Author Keywords

outsider violence Democratic Republic of Congo Refugee Rwanda Conflict displacement Intimate partner violence

Index Keywords

refugee Rwanda human epidemiology Refugees survivor middle aged Odds Ratio Survivors statistics and numerical data Confidence Intervals Democratic Republic Congo Human Rights Abuses Spouse Abuse human rights abuse Cross-Sectional Studies Confidence interval Young Adult cross-sectional study Humans psychology male female Democratic Republic of the Congo partner violence adult crime victim Crime Victims
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84938316825&doi=10.1177%2f1077801215590669&partnerID=40&md5=0fa2c6bba407dc7c96072b4dea22ecba
DOI: 10.1177/1077801215590669
ISSN: 10778012
Cited by: 7
Original Language: English