title: Intimate partner violence as seen in post-conflict eastern Uganda: prevalence, risk factors and mental health consequences.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Conflict and post-conflict communities in sub-Saharan Africa have a high under recognised problem of intimate partner violence (IPV). Part of the reason for this has been the limited data on IPV from conflict affected sub-Saharan Africa. This paper reports on the prevalence, risk factors and mental health consequences of IPV victimisation in both gender as seen in post-conflict eastern Uganda.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional survey was carried out in two districts of eastern Uganda. The primary outcome of IPV victimisation was assessed using a modified Intimate Partner Violence assessment questionnaire of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of any form of IPV victimisation (physical and/or sexual and/or psychological IPV) in this study was 43.7 % [95 % CI, 40.1-47.4 %], with no statistically significant difference between the two gender. The factors significantly associated with IPV victimisation were: sub-county (representing ecological factors), poverty, use of alcohol, and physical and sexual war torture experiences. The mental health problems associated with IPV victimisation were probable problem alcohol drinking, attempted suicide and probable major depressive disorder.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In post-conflict eastern Uganda, in both gender, war torture was a risk factor for IPV victimisation and IPV victimisation was associated with mental health problems.
authors.affiliation: MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS/MRC/DFID African Leadership Award, P.O. Box 49, Entebbe, Uganda. Eugene.Kinyanda@mrcuganda.org.|London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK. Eugene.Kinyanda@mrcuganda.org.|Department of Psychiatry, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda. Eugene.Kinyanda@mrcuganda.org.
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kinyanda
authors.affiliation: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, WC1E 7HT, UK.
authors.forename: Helen A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.affiliation: Mulago National Referral Hospital, P.O. Box 7051, Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mungherera
authors.affiliation: Transcultural Psychosocial Organisation, P.O. Box 21646, Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Onyango-Mangen
authors.affiliation: Transcultural Psychosocial Organisation, P.O. Box 21646, Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ngabirano
authors.affiliation: Transcultural Psychosocial Organisation, P.O. Box 21646, Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: Rehema
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kajungu
authors.affiliation: Uganda Bureau of Statistics, P.O. Box 7186, Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: Johnson
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kagugube
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: Wilson
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Muhwezi
authors.affiliation: Butabika National Psychiatric Referral Hospital, P.O. Box 7017, Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: Julius
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Muron
authors.affiliation: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Sangath, Sangath Centre, 841/1 Alto Porvorim, Goa, 403521, India.
authors.forename: Vikram
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000209:etiology*; D000068337:Armed Conflicts / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014104:Torture / Q000523:psychology; D014454:Uganda; D055815:Young Adult
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