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    Household food insecurity and its association with self-reported male perpetration of intimate partner violence: a survey of two districts in central and western Uganda
    (BMJ Open, 2021) Awungafac, George; Mugamba, Stephen; Nalugoda, Fred; Sjöland, Carl Fredrik; Kigozi, Godfrey; Rautiainen, Susanne; Bulamba Malyabe, Robert; Ziegel, Leo; Nakigozi, Gertrude; Kigozi Nalwoga, Grace; Kyasanku, Emmanuel; Nkale, James; Watya, Stephen; Ekström, Anna Mia; Kågesten, Anna
    This study aimed to determine the lifetime prevalence of male-perpetrated intimate partner violence (IPV), and to assess the association with food insecurity, sociodemographic factors and health risk behaviors in Uganda in the year preceding COVID-19- associated lockdowns. Population-based, cross-sectional household survey. Urban, semi urban and rural communities of the Wakiso and Hoima districts in Uganda. Participants A total of N=2014 males aged 13–80 years participated in the survey. The current study included males who reported having ever been in a sexual union and responded to the IPV questions (N=1314).