Domestic violence in rural Uganda: evidence from a community-based study

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dc.contributor.authorKoenig, Michael A.
dc.contributor.authorLutalo, Tom
dc.contributor.authorZhao, Feng
dc.contributor.authorNalugoda, Fred
dc.contributor.authorWabwire-Mangen, Fred
dc.contributor.authorKiwanuka, Noah
dc.contributor.authorWagman, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorSerwadda, David
dc.contributor.authorWawer, Maria
dc.contributor.authorGray, Ronald
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-07T15:46:06Z
dc.date.available2022-03-07T15:46:06Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractAlthough 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKoenig, M. A., Lutalo, T., Zhao, F., Nalugoda, F., Wabwire-Mangen, F., Kiwanuka, N., ... & Gray, R. (2003). Domestic violence in rural Uganda: evidence from a community-based study. Bulletin of the world health organization, 81, 53-60.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.scielosp.org/article/ssm/content/raw/?resource_ssm_path=/media/assets/bwho/v81n1/v81n1a11.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2534
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBulletin of the world health organizationen_US
dc.subjectSpouse abuseen_US
dc.subjectWomenen_US
dc.subjectRisk factorsen_US
dc.subjectAlcohol drinkingen_US
dc.subjectadverse effectsen_US
dc.subjectHIV infectionsen_US
dc.titleDomestic violence in rural Uganda: evidence from a community-based studyen_US
dc.typePlan or blueprinten_US
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