Drivers of men's use of intimate partner violence in conflict-affected settings: learnings from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) is prevalent in conflict-affected settings. Yet, there is limited knowledge about the risk factors that influence men's use of IPVAW in conflict-affected settings. This paper adopts a transdisciplinary perspective to understand how experiences hypothesized to increase men's use of IPVAW relate to each other and to men's use of IPVAW. The findings may help researchers and interventionists to better select and target interventions for IPVAW in conflict-affected settings.

Methods

We used baseline data from the Tushinde Ujeuri project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Men with at least partial data for the variables of interest were included in the analysis (n = 2080). We estimated a structural equation model that exp

SUBMITTER: Bourey C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10804634 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature