title: Conflict, Displacement, and IPV: Findings From Two Congolese Refugee Camps in Rwanda.
abstract: This study describes the prevalence and correlates of past-year intimate partner violence (IPV) among displaced women. We used bivariate and multivariate analyses to assess the relationships between IPV and select variables of interest. Multivariate logistic regression modeling revealed that women who had experienced outsider violence were 11 times as likely (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 11.21; confidence interval, CI [5.25, 23.96]) to have reported IPV than women who had not experienced outsider violence. IPV in conflict-affected settings is a major public health concern that requires effective interventions; our results suggest that women who had experienced outsider violence are at greater risk of IPV.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, USA ewako@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Etobssie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wako
authors.affiliation: ICF Macro International, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Leah
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Stacy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Jesus
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Marianne E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Zotti
authors.affiliation: Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA.
authors.forename: Monica H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Swahn
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beltrami
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D045809:Human Rights Abuses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012432:Rwanda; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Democratic Republic of Congo; Rwanda; conflict; displacement; intimate partner violence; outsider violence; refugee