@article{ref1,
title="A cross-sectional analysis of young men's gambling and intimate partner violence perpetration in Mwanza, Tanzania",
journal="International journal of public health",
year="2023",
author="Brambilla, Rebecca and Mshana, Gerry Hillary and Mosha, Neema and Malibwa, Donati and Ayieko, Philip and Sichalwe, Simon and Kapiga, Saidi and Stöckl, Heidi",
volume="68",
number="",
pages="e1605402-e1605402",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: The prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Tanzania is one of the highest in sub-Saharan Africa. There are very few studies on the co-occurrence of gambling and IPV and none from LMICs, despite gambling being a behaviour associated with gender norms exalting masculinity underlying IPV perpetration. <br><br>METHODS: Cross-sectional survey data of 755 currently partnered men aged 18-24 from Mwanza, Tanzania were analysed to investigate whether gambling was associated with past-year physical, sexual, emotional and economic IPV. We conducted bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions to control for potential confounders, based on their significant association bivariately with the main outcome variables. <br><br>RESULTS: Of the men who gambled, 18 percent perpetrated physical IPV, 39 percent sexual IPV, 60 percent emotional IPV and 39 percent economic IPV. Gambling was significantly associated with sexual (aOR: 2.59; 95% CI: 1.70-3.97), emotional (aOR: 1.55; 95% CI: 1.12-2.14) and economic IPV (aOR: 1.38; 95% CI: 1.02-1.88) after controlling for confounders. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The analysis shows that gambling is associated with IPV perpetration. More research is needed to understand how current IPV prevention efforts can be expanded to include problem gambling treatment.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-8556",
doi="10.3389/ijph.2023.1605402",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2023.1605402"
}