Non-partner violence in Sub-Saharan Africa and the built environment: a multicountry analysis of the effects of sanitation, water access, and urban settings.
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This multicountry study used Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) data from 138,097 women to explore the relationship between non-partner violence (NPV) and sanitation, water, and urbanization in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). One out of 15 women reports having experienced physical and/or sexual violence by a non-partner during the previous 12 months; within the region, prevalence ranges from 2.3-11.3%. Explanatory models of NPV improve in 11 of the 20 countries when the built environment variables are included. The results suggest that sanitation and water access are associated with risk of NPV in a number of countries in the region, particularly in urban settings.
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In urban sub-Saharan Africa, a greater association was found for women using a toilet shared with multiple households and experiencing non-partner violence than for women using private facilities.
“In urban environments in sub-Saharan Africa, a greater association was found for women using a toilet shared with multiple households and experiencing non-partner violence than for women using private facilities [262].”
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- Authors
- Barchi, F., & Winter, S. C.
- Affiliations
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Corresponding author
- Barchi, Francis
- Venue
- Violence Against Women
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2019-06-24
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 1101-1119
- ISSN
- 1077-8012 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-8448
- OpenAlex
- W2953013088
- Cited by
- 14
- References
- 31
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 1.70
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Violence Against Women (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Rutgers University Community Repository (Rutgers University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Keywords
- non-partner violence, intimate partner violence, sanitation, water access, built environment, urbanization, sub-Saharan Africa, women's health, physical violence, sexual violence
- MeSH terms
- Built Environment, Adolescent, Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Sanitation, Sex Offenses, Urban Population, Violence, Water, Water Supply, Prevalence, Africa South of the Sahara, Young Adult
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