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Title Conflict, Displacement and Overlapping Vulnerabilities: Understanding Risk Factors for Gender Based Violence Among Displaced Women in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Full text https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/conflict-displacement-and-overlapping-vulnerabilities-understandi
Date 2024
Author(s) Kelly, Jocelyn; Holmes, Morgan; Gibbons, Niamh; Matabaro Tom, Amani; Voors, Maarten
Abstract Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been embroiled in decades-long conflict that has resulted in the forced displacement of millions of people and extremely high rates of gender-based violence (GBV). While much attention has understandably focused on conflict-related sexual violence, intimate partner violence (IPV) is in fact one of the most pervasive forms of GBV, including in conflict settings. This paper presents results of a large, randomised survey looking at both sexual and intimate partner violence. Formerly displaced women had 11 per cent greater odds of reporting past-year IPV (p < 0.05), and currently displaced women reported 20 per cent greater odds of IPV in the past-year (p < 0.001). Women who reported ever being displaced also reported 8.5 per cent greater odds (p < 0.001) of past-year sexual violence. Both displacement and war-related experiences are highly and significantly associated with lifetime and past-year IPV and sexual violence. By acknowledging and creating programs that explicitly address the high risk of violence faced by displaced women, we may more effectively break the cycles of violence in fragile settings.
Subject(s) Africa; Democratic Republic Civil War; displacement; gender based violence; intimate partner violence; political violence; sexual violence
Language en
Relation https://edepot.wur.nl/679517
Type of publication Article/Letter to editor
Format application/pdf
Source Journal of Development Studies 60 (2024) 12; ISSN: 0022-0388
Rights https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Wageningen University & Research
Identifier 10.1080/00220388.2024.2376398
Repository Wageningen - University of Wageningen
Added to C-A: 2024-11-27;11:06:27