Intimate Partner Violence and Level of Household Food Scarcity in Mozambique

Although food insecurity in its various forms is consistently associated with the presence of intimate partner violence (IPV), it is still unknown if various levels of severity of hunger predict IPV when important extraneous mental health, interpersonal, and social support indicators are considered....

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Authors: Tadesse, Aweke (Author) ; Helton, Jesse J. (Author) ; Kong, Vibol (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2026
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2026, Volume: 41, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 5-25
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Self-efficacy
Depression
Food insecurity
Hunger
Intimate Partner Violence
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Summary:Although food insecurity in its various forms is consistently associated with the presence of intimate partner violence (IPV), it is still unknown if various levels of severity of hunger predict IPV when important extraneous mental health, interpersonal, and social support indicators are considered. The study applied a posttest-only comparison group quasi-experimental design. The samples were randomly drawn from married women (n = 202) in Mozambique. The logistic regression model showed a significant association between multiple forms of IPV and multiple forms of food scarcity; women experiencing severe hunger were consistently between 3.5- and 5-times greater odds of reporting IPV compared to those without hunger, even when controlling for important covariates.
ISSN:1552-6518
DOI:10.1177/08862605241307633