Climate Change, Extreme Weather, and Intimate Partner Violence in East African Agrarian-Based Economies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15484151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leso Munala (0000-0003-1816-2991, St. Catherine University, corresponding author), Elizabeth Allen (0000-0002-2689-6939, corresponding author), Elizabeth M Allen (0000-0001-6921-4144, St. Catherine University, corresponding author), Andrew J Frederick (0009-0003-9510-1559, St. Catherine University), Anne S Wangui Ngunjiri (0000-0001-6893-9047, LVCT Health) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 23 |
| Pages | 7124-7124 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph20237124 |
| PMID | 38063554 |
| OpenAlex | W4389194661 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 20 |
Severe weather events can be a catalyst for intimate partner violence, particularly in agricultural settings. This research explores the association between weather and violence in parts of East Africa that rely on subsistence farming. We used IPUMS-DHS data from Uganda in 2006, Zimbabwe in 2010, and Mozambique in 2011 for intimate partner violence frequency and EM-DAT data to identify weather events by region in the year of and year prior to IPUMS-DHS data collection. This work is grounded in a conceptual framework that illustrates the mechanisms through which violence increases. We used logistic regression to estimate the odds of reporting violence in regions with severe weather events. The odds of reporting violence were 25% greater in regions with severe weather compared to regions without in Uganda (OR = 1.25, 95% CI: 1.11-1.41), 38% greater in Zimbabwe (OR = 1.38, 95% CI: 1.13-1.70), and 91% greater in Mozambique (OR = 1.91, 95% CI: 1.64-2.23). Our results add to the growing body of evidence showing that extreme weather can increase women's and girls' vulnerability to violence. Moreover, this analysis demonstrates that climate justice and intimate partner violence must be addressed together
Agrarian society · Agriculture · Climate change · Computer security · Domestic violence · Environmental health · Extreme weather · Geography · Injury prevention · Logistic regression · Occupational safety and health · Odds · Poison control · Political science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Subsistence agriculture · Suicide prevention · Vulnerability (computing · Agricultural risk and resilience · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Demography · Medicine · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 5 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |