Water insecurity and sexual and gender-based violence among refugee youth: qualitative insights from a humanitarian setting in Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorLogie, Carmen H.
dc.contributor.authorOkumu, Moses
dc.contributor.authorCoelho, Madelaine
dc.contributor.authorLoutet, Miranda G.
dc.contributor.authorNarasimhan, Manjulaa
dc.contributor.authorLukone, Simon Odong
dc.contributor.authorKisubi, Nelson
dc.contributor.authorMusoke, Daniel Kibuuka
dc.contributor.authorKyambadde, Peter
dc.contributor.authorDorea, Caetano
dc.contributor.authorTaing, Lina
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-05T15:44:39Z
dc.date.available2023-07-05T15:44:39Z
dc.date.copyright2022en_US
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractRefugee youth disproportionately experience sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and water insecurity, yet their SGBV experiences in the context of water insecurity are understudied. In this qualitative study, we conducted six focus groups (n = 48) and in-depth individual interviews (IDI) (n = 12) with refugee youth aged 16–24, and IDI with refugee elders (n = 8) in Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement, Uganda. We applied thematic analysis informed by a social contextual framework and found that (1) SGBV is gendered, whereby adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) were targets for violence (symbolic context), and is intertwined with gender norms linked to AGYW's water collection roles (relational context); (2) water scarcity and off-site access to water infrastructure, combined with limited lighting, provide insecure environments that exacerbate AGYW's SGBV risks (material context); (3) participant generated solutions to water insecurity-related SGBV included engaging men and communities in dialogue and water collection (relational context), technology (e.g., solar lighting), improved security, and additional water points (material context). Findings signal the need to integrate water and sanitation hygiene development with SGBV prevention and sexual health (e.g., post-rape care) interventions. Refugee youth and communities should be meaningfully engaged in developing contextually relevant, gender transformative services to mitigate SGBV risks and advance health and rights.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by Grand Challenges Canada's Stars in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights fund (grant no. R-ST-POC-1908-26653). Logie is also supported by Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canada Research Chairs, and the Ontario Ministry of Research & Innovation. Funders played no role in the design of the study or collection, analysis, interpretation of data, or writing the manuscript.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLogie, C. H., Okumu, M., Coelho, M., Loutet, M. G., Narasimhan, M., Lukone, S. O., Kisubi, N., Musoke, D. K., Kyambadde, P., Dorea, C., & Taing, L. (2022). Water insecurity and sexual and gender-based violence among refugee youth: Qualitative insights from a humanitarian setting in Uganda. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 12(12), 883–893. https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2022.236en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2022.236
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/15204
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Water, Sanitation & Hygiene for Developmenten_US
dc.subjectrefugees
dc.subjectself-care
dc.subjectsexual and gender-based violence
dc.subjectWASH
dc.subjectwater insecurity
dc.subjectyouth
dc.subject.departmentDepartment of Civil Engineering
dc.titleWater insecurity and sexual and gender-based violence among refugee youth: qualitative insights from a humanitarian setting in Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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