ArticleDrug and alcohol review2017
Intimate partner violence among men and women who use methamphetamine: A mixed-methods study in South Africa.
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- Are people who use methamphetamine at increased risk of physical violence? Results from a nationally representative sample.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Observational
- Intervention Approaches to Address Intimate Partner Violence and HIV: a Scoping Review of Recent Research.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2023Article
- Correlates of Aggression in Men With Methamphetamine Use Disorder: Childhood Trauma and Methamphetamine-Use Characteristics.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Why Men Rape: Perspectives From Incarcerated Rapists in a KwaZulu-Natal Prison, South Africa.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Association between childhood trauma, intimate partner violence, and perceived parental competence among women abusing amphetamine-type stimulant.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- What Role Does Substance Use Play in Intimate Partner Violence? A Narrative Analysis of In-Depth Interviews With Men in Substance Use Treatment and Their Current or Former Female Partner.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2021Article
- Mentoring the next generation of behavioral health scientists to promote health equity.The American journal of orthopsychiatry · 2019Article
- Attitudes Toward Gender-Based Violence Among Sexually Active Adult Men at High Risk for HIV in Rustenburg, South Africa.American journal of men's healthArticle
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introductionThe prevalence of methamphetamine use has risen dramatically in parts of South Africa. Globally, methamphetamine has been linked to intimate partner violence (IPV) and other forms of aggression. The aim of this mixed-methods study was to examine the experiences of physical IPV and its contextual factors among methamphetamine users in an urban community in Cape Town, South Africa.
methodsActive methamphetamine users were recruited using respondent driven sampling. All participants (n = 360) completed structured surveys, and a subset (n = 30) completed in-depth interviews with discussions of personal IPV experiences. Quantitative data were examined separately by gender, and regression models were used to identify factors that were associated with physical IPV victimisation and perpetration. Qualitative data were analysed to provide contextual understanding.
resultsIn the past 3 months, 47% of women and 31% of men reported being a victim of IPV, and 30% of women and 28% men reported being a perpetrator of IPV. Victimisation and perpetration were highly correlated, and both were significantly associated with histories of other traumas. Although the survey data suggests gender equivalence in IPV, the qualitative data provides a more nuanced context, with female victimisation by male partners being particularly frequent and intense. In narratives, IPV was a product of male aggression while using methamphetamine, norms around sex trading and gender-based attitudes endorsing violence against women.
conclusionAddiction to methamphetamine creates heightened risks of IPV, especially among those with previous traumas. The findings emphasise the importance of identifying and addressing IPV among methamphetamine users in South Africa. [Watt MH, Guidera KE, Hobkirk AL, Skinner D, Meade CS. Intimate partner violence among men and women who use methamphetamine: A mixed-methods study in South Africa. Drug Alcohol Rev 2017;36:97-106].
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