Water and food insecurity and linkages with physical and sexual intimate partner violence among urban refugee youth in Kampala, Uganda: Cross-sectional survey findings

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dc.contributor.authorLogie, Carmen H.
dc.contributor.authorOkumu, Moses
dc.contributor.authorTailor, Lauren S.
dc.contributor.authorTaing, Lina
dc.contributor.authorDorea, Caetano
dc.contributor.authorMbuagbaw, Lawrence
dc.contributor.authorHakiza, Robert
dc.contributor.authorKibuuka-Musoke, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorKatisi, Brenda
dc.contributor.authorNakitende, Aidah
dc.contributor.authorKyambadde, Peter
dc.contributor.authorMacKenzie, Frannie
dc.contributor.authorAdmassua, Zerihun
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-07T17:31:16Z
dc.date.available2026-05-07T17:31:16Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractWater insecurity (WI) and food insecurity (FI), each associated with violence exposure, are understudied in urban humanitarian settings. We conducted a cross-sectional survey with urban refugee youth in Kampala, Uganda to examine: (a) social-ecological correlates of WI, FI, and concurrent FI and WI; (b) associations between WI and FI with recent sexual and physical intimate partner violence (IPV); and (c) associations between an Index of Vulnerability (IoV) comprised of social-ecological stressors (e.g., FI, WI) and recent physical/sexual IPV. Among participants (n = 340; mean age: 21.1 years, standard deviation: 2.6) almost half (47.8%) reported WI and two-thirds (65.0%) FI. In adjusted analyses, time in Uganda, age, and insecure housing were associated with increased odds of WI and concurrent FI and WI; household toilet sharing and insecure housing were associated with increased odds of FI. In adjusted analyses, WI, concurrent FI and WI, housing insecurity, and parenthood were associated with higher sexual IPV odds. FI and parenthood were associated with increased odds of physical IPV. IoV scores were associated with physical/sexual IPV, and IoV scores accounted for more variance in physical/sexual IPV than any individual indicator. Future research can address WI and co-occurring resource insecurities to reduce gender-based water-related violence risks.
dc.description.reviewstatusReviewed
dc.description.scholarlevelFaculty
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study is funded by the IDRC Operating Grant (109549-001) with additional support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Project Grant 389142) and Grand Challenges Canada Global Mental Health Grant (R-GMH-POC-2107-43740). Logie’s efforts were in part supported by the Canada Research Chairs Program (CRC 2 in Global Health Equity and Social Justice with Marginalized Populations) and the Canada Foundation for Innovation.
dc.identifier.citationLogie, C. H., Okumu, M., Tailor, L. S., Taing, L., Dorea, C., Mbuagbaw, L., Hakiza, R., Kibuuka-Musoke, D., Katisi, B., Nakitende, A., Kyambadde, P., MacKenzie, F., & Admassu, Z. (2024). Water and food insecurity and linkages with physical and sexual intimate partner violence among urban refugee youth in Kampala, Uganda: cross-sectional survey findings. Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 14(3), 261–276. https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2024.298
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2024.298
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/23814
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJournal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development
dc.rightsCC BY
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectfood insecurity
dc.subjectintimate partner violence
dc.subjectrefugees
dc.subjectsexual violence
dc.subjectwater insecurity
dc.subjectyouth
dc.subjectSexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Aspiration Research Cluster
dc.subject.departmentDepartment of Civil Engineering
dc.titleWater and food insecurity and linkages with physical and sexual intimate partner violence among urban refugee youth in Kampala, Uganda: Cross-sectional survey findings
dc.typeArticle

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