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Domestic violence in rural Uganda: evidence from a community-based study
Authors:Koenig Michael A  Lutalo Tom  Zhao Feng  Nalugoda Fred  Wabwire-Mangen Fred  Kiwanuka Noah  Wagman Jennifer  Serwadda David  Wawer Maria  Gray Ron
Affiliation:Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. mkoenig@jhsph.edu
Abstract:Although domestic violence is an increasing public health concern in developing countries, evidence from representative, community-based studies is limited. In a survey of 5109 women of reproductive age in the Rakai District of Uganda, 30% of women had experienced physical threats or physical abuse from their current partner--20% during the year before the survey. Three of five women who reported recent physical threats or abuse reported three or more specific acts of violence during the preceding year, and just under a half reported injuries as a result. Analysis of risk factors highlights the pivotal roles of the male partner's alcohol consumption and his perceived human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk in increasing the risk of male against female domestic violence. Most respondents--70% of men and 90% of women--viewed beating of the wife or female partner as justifiable in some circumstances, posing a central challenge to preventing violence in such settings.
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