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Khat use and intimate partner violence in a refugee population

A qualitative study in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia

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ID15364682
AuthorsVandana Sharma (0000-0001-8054-8452, Harvard University, corresponding author), Stephanos Papaefstathiou (École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique), Samuel Tewolde, Adaugo Amobi (0000-0002-5340-0396, Massachusetts General Hospital), N Deyessa (0000-0002-8843-7287, Addis Ababa University), Bridget Relyea (0000-0003-0397-6263), Jennifer Scott (0000-0002-1438-4987, Harvard University)
Year2020
Volume20
Issue1
Pages670-670
Publication date2020-05-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-020-08837-9
PMID32398069
OpenAlexW3025316871
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited33

Khat use should be addressed as part of IPV prevention programming in this context. Livelihood interventions and other strategies to improve economic conditions, should be explored in collaboration with refugee camp authorities and community leaders as a potential avenue to mitigate the impact of khat use on women and families

Domestic violence · Environmental health · Focus group · Khat · Poison control · Political science · Population · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Refugee · Sexual violence · Sociology · Somali · Suicide prevention · Traditional medicine · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Nursing · Sex work and related issues

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Citations per year1,8
Citation span2021 - 2025 (5)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
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