“Gender-Based Water Violence”: Cross-Cultural Evidence for Severe Harm Associated With Water Insecurity for Women and Girls

We examined how study participants in Indonesia and Peru viewed the relationship between water insecurity and women's health via thematic analysis of interviews and focus groups. Participants reported that water insecurity led to vaginal infections, miscarriage, premature births, uterine prolap...

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Autor principal: Tallman, Paula Skye (Autor)
Otros Autores: Salmon-Mulanovich, Gabriela ; Archdeacon, Natalie ; Kothadia, Aman ; Lopez Flores, Lucia ; Castañeda, Karina ; Collins, Shalean ; Rusyidi, Binahayati ; Cole, Stroma
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2025
En: Violence against women
Año: 2025, Volumen: 31, Número: 3/4, Páginas: 916-932
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Palabras clave:
maternal health
Reproductive health
Structural Violence
gender-based violence
water insecurity
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Sumario:We examined how study participants in Indonesia and Peru viewed the relationship between water insecurity and women's health via thematic analysis of interviews and focus groups. Participants reported that water insecurity led to vaginal infections, miscarriage, premature births, uterine prolapse, poor nutrition, restricted economic opportunities, and intergenerational cycles of poverty. Participants in both countries stated that extreme burdens associated with water insecurity should be categorized as violence. Based on these findings, we developed the concept of “gender-based water violence,” defined as the spectrum of stressors associated with water insecurity that are so severe as to threaten human health and well-being, particularly that of women and girls.
ISSN:1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/10778012241230323