title: It's not just the alcohol: gender, alcohol use, and intimate partner violence in Mae La refugee camp, Thailand, 2009.
abstract: Alcohol use is common in many conflict-displaced populations; population perspectives of alcohol use have not been well studied. Interviews were conducted with a convenience sample of 97 people (September-December 2009) in Mae La, a long-standing refugee camp on the Thai-Burma border, and analyzed thematically. Intimate partner violence (IPV) emerged as a prominent theme, with four subthemes: alcohol use is subject to strongly gendered social controls; alcohol use is changing under the pressures of displacement; IPV is an emergent alcohol-related harm; the relationship between IPV and alcohol is complex. The study's limitations are noted, and future practice and research directions are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Alcohol and Drug Service, St Vincent's Hospital , Sydney , Australia.
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ezard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D017579:Domestic Violence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D002052:Myanmar; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology; D012737:Sex Factors; D013785:Thailand; D055815:Young Adult