Understanding the Mechanisms of Domestic Violence Against Women with Disabilities in African Regions

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22K21146
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0908:Society medicine, nursing, and related fields
• Research Institution: Hiroshima University
• Principal Investigator: HIROSE NAOKI 広島大学, 医系科学研究科(保), 研究員 (40961561)
• Project Period (FY): 2022-08-31 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 近親者暴力 / アフリカ / 障害

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The results of this investigation revealed that in Uganda, factors that could negatively amplify the association between women's disabilities and domestic violence include the husband's alcohol consumption and his educational background, when physical violence was the outcome. However, such factors were not found in South Africa. These findings suggest that in Uganda, targeting households where husbands consume alcohol or have a lower educational background with specific interventions could be effective in breaking the link between women's disabilities and domestic violence.

Free Research Field

薬剤疫学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

この研究は、障害を持つ女性に対する近親者暴力の要因をウガンダと南アフリカで比較することで、地域特有のリスクファクターを明らかにした。学術的には、夫のアルコール消費と教育歴がウガンダでの暴力のリスクを高めることを示し、これらの因子に介入するような社会政策を打ち出すことで、障害を持つ女性の近親者暴力のリスクを低下させる可能性がある。これにより、障害を持つ女性が安全に生活できる社会の構築に貢献し、持続可能な社会の実現に寄与することが期待される。