Citation

Scolese A, Roth D, OConnor M, De Dieu Hategekimana J, Falb KL. Int. J. Gynaecol. Obstet. 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

International Rescue Committee, Washington, DC, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1002/ijgo.13005

PMID

31628855

Abstract

Few studies have examined the phenomenon of in-law-perpetrated abuse against women within conflict-affected settings, where violence against women is already pervasive. A study in rural Cote d'Ivoire found that women whose lives were impacted by armed conflict had 1.7 times increased odds of reporting past-year in-law abuse compared to those who were not affected by crisis. Another analysis conducted among Ivorian women found that 25% of women experienced lifetime in-law abuse, which was associated with an increased risk of in-law-perpetrated reproductive coercion. Among Afghan women, 18.7% reported past-year physical in-law abuse.

© 2019 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.

Language: en

Keywords

Armed conflict; Humanitarian; Intersectionality; Violence against women