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ArticleConflict and health2024

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

Christine Bourey, Rashelle J Musci, Judith K Bass, Nancy Glass, Amani Matabaro, Jocelyn T D Kelly

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Christine BoureyDepartment of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA. cb3944@columbia.edu.
Rashelle J MusciDepartment of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA.
Judith K BassDepartment of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA.
Nancy GlassJohns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Amani MatabaroAction Kivu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Jocelyn T D KellyHarvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.

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RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM IN PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGYT32MH013043 · NIMH · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI Katherine M. Keyes · 1985 to 2026
$11.7M
Global Mental Health Training ProgramT32MH103210 · NIMH · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Judith Karen Bass, Sarah Sutherlin-McIvor Murray · 2015 to 2026
$4.0M
NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH013043NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH103210NIMH NIH HHS T32MH103210
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Abstract

backgroundIntimate 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.

methodsWe 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 explored how five constructs - interpersonal violence, mental health, socioeconomic adversity, gender inequitable attitudes, and conflict violence - influenced men's self-reported past-year use of physical and/or sexual IPVAW.

resultsThe model had acceptable fit (χ

conclusionsOur findings suggest interpersonal violence exposures, trauma symptoms, and gender inequitable attitudes are all risk factors for the use of IPVAW in a conflict-affected setting. While continuing to focus on gender inequitable attitudes and norms, interventionists should also consider addressing men's experiences of victimization and mental wellbeing. Doing so can help to improve trauma symptoms and may hold promise to reduce IPVAW in conflict-affected settings.

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Armed conflictDemocratic Republic of CongoIntimate partner Violence (IPV)Perpetration

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PMCPMC10804634

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