Title:
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Bhutan
Authors:
Wangchuk
Year:
2015
PAGE:
ix, 38
Language:
En
Subject:
Gender, Citizenship and Governance
Keywords:
IPV, VAW, GBV, contributing factors, promising practices, women rights, gender inequality
Abstract:
Background: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a significant public health problem and a violation of women’s human right. 1 in 3 ever-partnered women in Bhutan experience IPV leading to physical injuries, emotional distress and indirect consequences like loss of productivity. Objective and Methodology: This thesis identifies the main contributing factors for IPV in Bhutan through literature review. The ecological Framework is used to analyse and organise contributing factors and promising practices for addressing IPV. Findings/Results: The risk factors for IPV takes place at different levels of the ecological model. The core drivers of IPV in Bhutan are gender inequality and power imbalance which is reinforced by discriminatory cultural norms and religious belief. While IPV cuts across all socio-economic groups, women from lower socioeconomic status, rural residents, with no formal education and whose partner abuse alcohol, are more vulnerable. IPV prevalence is higher among districts where patrilineal inheritance is practiced. Promising interventions to prevent IPV includes community mobilization and advocacy, microfinance and gender transformative strategies, parenting and alcohol harm reduction programs and effective health care response. Conclusion/Recommendations: The causes of IPV are multiple and complex. Initiatives to tackle IPV must expand beyond individual level and move towards transforming larger community and social norms around masculinities. Both long term and short term strategies based on participatory and gender transformative approaches are required to address IPV. There is need for more research to understand IPV burden and to explore effective interventions.
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute
,
VU - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Institute:
KIT (Royal Tropical Institute) Health Unit
Country:
Bhutan, Kingdom of
Region:
South Asia
Training:
Master of Public Health / International Course in Health Development
Category:
Research
Right:
© 2015 Wangchuk
Document type:
Thesis/dissertation
File:
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