Intimate Partner Violence Against Disabled Persons: Clinical and Health Impact, Intersections, Issues and Intervention Strategies

Iudici, Antonio; Antonello, Alessandro; Turchi, Gian Piero

doi:10.1007/s12119-018-9570-y

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“…Notably, compared to non-disabled women, women with disabilities in Uganda experience nearly twice the risk of one or more indicators of sexual violence (i.e., being physically forced to have sexual intercourse and/or forced to perform other unwanted sexual acts). We suspect that the prevalence of sexual violence, as well as physical violence and emotional abuse, experienced by women with disabilities is apt to be considerably higher than the rates reported here, as research shows that women with disabilities are less likely to report violence and also less likely to be believed if they report abuse [49,50]. Additional personal and systems level factors including fear, stigma, dependence on perpetrators, attitudinal and structural barriers to information and supports often pose additional barriers to disclosure [25,50,51].…”

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“…We suspect that the prevalence of sexual violence, as well as physical violence and emotional abuse, experienced by women with disabilities is apt to be considerably higher than the rates reported here, as research shows that women with disabilities are less likely to report violence and also less likely to be believed if they report abuse [49,50]. Additional personal and systems level factors including fear, stigma, dependence on perpetrators, attitudinal and structural barriers to information and supports often pose additional barriers to disclosure [25,50,51]. Though these barriers are likely common among non-disabled women, it is important that future research examines the additional and disability-specific barriers to preventing and reporting abuse.…”

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Intimate Partner Violence among Women with Disabilities in Uganda

Valentine

Akobirshoev

Mitra

2019

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Violence against women with disabilities is pervasive, yet a paucity of research examines intimate partner violence (IPV) experienced by women with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries. The purpose of this study is to document the prevalence and consequences of IPV exposure among Ugandan women with disabilities. Cross sectional data from the 2011 and 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Surveys (UDHS) were used to study married and/or partnered women aged 15–49 who answered specific questions about lifetime intimate partner violence (N = 8592). Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were used to investigate the relationship between disability, IPV, and indicators of maternal and child health. Compared to women without disabilities, women with disabilities were more likely to experience lifetime physical violence (odds ratio (OR) 1.4, p < 0.01), sexual violence (OR = 1.7, p < 0.01), and emotional abuse (1.4, p < 0.01) after controlling for sociodemographic and household characteristics. Study findings suggest that women with disabilities in Uganda may experience increased risk for IPV compared to women without disabilities, with concomitant risks to their health and the survival of their infants. Further research examining the prevalence and correlates of IPV in low- and middle-income countries is needed to address the needs and rights of women with disabilities.

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Intimate Partner Violence among Women with Disabilities in Uganda

Valentine

Akobirshoev

Mitra

2019

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“…Furthermore, they may rely on a partner, or others, to provide care, and therefore have fewer options for exiting a violent relationship or experience violence from caregivers. [15][16][17][18][19] It may also be that women with disabilities face additional stigma, and often IPV, when they cannot fulfil normative gender roles assigned to women in a given context. 17 20-26 Given the additional risk factors and unique challenges experienced by women with disabilities, they may have different IPV prevention and response needs than those that are effective for women without disabilities.…”

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“…17 20-26 Given the additional risk factors and unique challenges experienced by women with disabilities, they may have different IPV prevention and response needs than those that are effective for women without disabilities. 17 Nonetheless, relatively little research has focussed on the particular needs of women with disabilities in relation to interventions to prevent or mitigate IPV. In the Global North, a small number of interventions that have sought to prevent or respond to experiences of violence among women with disabilities.…”

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How do programmes to prevent intimate partner violence among the general population impact women with disabilities? Post-hoc analysis of three randomised controlled trials

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IntroductionWomen with disabilities experience higher rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) than women without disabilities. There remains limited evidence about whether IPV prevention interventions for the general population have benefits for women with disabilities that compare to those for women without disabilities. Using data from IPV prevention randomised controlled trials in diverse locations (Rwanda, South Africa and Afghanistan), we assess whether outcomes differed by disability status.MethodsWe assessed disability at baseline in three IPV prevention trials. We performed post-hoc analysis of intervention impacts at endline (22 or 24 months post-baseline) stratified by disability status at study baseline and tested an interaction term for disability at baseline by intervention arm for three sets of outcomes: (1) past year experiences of physical, sexual and severe IPV; (2) economic and livelihood outcomes; and (3) health, mental health and substance use outcomes.ResultsAt baseline between 17.7% and 26.2% of women reported being disabled. For IPV prevention, in seven out of eight tests across three studies, women with and without disabilities had similar outcomes. For economic, health and substance use outcomes, there was more variation, with women with disabilities reporting both better and worse outcomes than women without disabilities; however there was no clear pattern in these differential results.ConclusionIPV prevention programmes targeting general populations can prevent IPV among women with disabilities participants with benefits that mirror those for women without disabilities. Benefits for participants with and without disabilities on secondary programme outcomes related to economic empowerment and health may be more varied and should be explicitly monitored.

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“…Gender-based violence is a growing problem in the 21st century, affecting young girls of all cultures and countries at increasingly younger ages. It is a problem that concerns even more women with disabilities who are more exposed to dependency, prejudice and marginalization and are at high risk of being abused by caregivers, family members, friends and others ( Iudici et al, 2019 ). According to the latest World Bank (2019) report, “Violence against women and girls with disabilities,” it is estimated that globally, one in three women and girls with disabilities will experience gender-based violence in their lifetime.…”

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Dialogic Feminist Gathering and the Prevention of Gender Violence in Girls With Intellectual Disabilities

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Adolescent gender-based violence prevention and sexuality education is a topic of current concern given the increasing numbers of violence directed at girls. International organizations indicate that one in three girls aged 15 to 19 have experienced gender-based violence in their sexual relationships that this risk may be as much as 3–4 times higher for girls with disabilities. Following the good results obtained in the research project “Free_Teen_Desire” led by the University of Cambridge and funded by the Marie Curie Actions Program in the prevention of gender violence in adolescents through Dialogic Feminist Gatherings (DFG), the aim of study is to analyze Its transfer and impact on adolescent girls with intellectual disabilities. The DFGs are here understood as generators of a more dialogic environment for girls in general and we wonder if and how It is extended to the context of girls with disabilities. Thus, the research takes the form of a case study with a communicative approach on a DFGs. The intervention is carried out in a special school located in Valencia during the 2018–2019 and 2019–2020 academic years with a group of 19 non-mixed female students, female teachers, and the mother of one of the students. The study analyzes which are the transfer criteria to incorporate the DFGs in a special education context and what is their impact on the prevention of gender violence in girls with disabilities. The data collection techniques consist of two in-depth interviews, analysis of the field diary of 24 intervention sessions and a focus group with seven teachers. It is demonstrated that DFGs are successfully transferred to the special education context of the case study. The results show how contexts of safety, solidarity and friendship are generated which protect adolescent girls with disabilities from relationships with gender violence.

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Intimate Partner Violence Against Disabled Persons: Clinical and Health Impact, Intersections, Issues and Intervention Strategies

Cited by 24 publications

References 86 publications

Intimate Partner Violence among Women with Disabilities in Uganda

Intimate Partner Violence among Women with Disabilities in Uganda

How do programmes to prevent intimate partner violence among the general population impact women with disabilities? Post-hoc analysis of three randomised controlled trials

Dialogic Feminist Gathering and the Prevention of Gender Violence in Girls With Intellectual Disabilities

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