@article{ref1,
title="Male and female perceptions and experiences of sexual and gender-based violence in South Kivu, Eastern DRC",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="2020",
author="Thulin, Elyse J. and Lustig, Andrew and Perrotte, Violette and Lwabanya, Marx and Evans, Tyler",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Conflict settings are often the context of some of the highest rates of sexual and  gender-based violence (SGBV). Although women are disproportionately the victims of  SGBV, they are not the only victims. Indirect impacts of SGBV also impact men,  families, and communities. Examining SGBV as only a woman's concern reinforces the  hegemonic gender-binary view that SGBV somehow does not include men, who can be  direct victims of SGBV, family members of female victims of SGBV, and/or  perpetrators of SGBV. This qualitative study seeks to fill a gap by exploring the  impact of SGBV on individuals, families, and communities, and potential options to  ameliorate those issues. Data were collected in 2019 from community-based  discussions in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Women described being  direct victims of SGBV, as well as the burden of being at constant alert to the  possible threat of violence. Men talked more about SGBV being perpetrated against  women, and the indirect effect on men's perception of their social husband and/or  father role to protect and provide for their family. Taken together, women and men  describe three types of violence: sexual violence by an unknown assailant who is  often associated the rebel groups or the military; sexual violence from a known  assailant within one's community; and sexual or physical violence within intimate  partnerships (i.e., intimate partner violence). Women focused more on  community-based solutions to reduce their exposure to violence, while men discussed  the government's responsibility to end the long-standing conflict that has severely  disrupted lives. Practically, these findings support the need to specify different  types of SGBV, and the opportunity to tailor interventions by type.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/0886260520983301",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260520983301"
}