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Demographic and psychosocial factors associated with exposure to post-disaster sexual violence amongst haitian women living in post-earthquake camps
STUDY POPULATION/DATA: Using a cross-sectional design, female heads of households (N=541) were selected from a stratified random sample of 130,349 IDP registered households following the earthquake. The database was established through a partnership between an agency of the United Nations, a research organization and academic institution, who received endorsement from the Haitian Government to conduct this survey.
METHODS: Exposure to PDSV was measured using self-report, sisterhood method, neighborhood method, and combined measures. �Sisterhood� assumes women know about PDSV experienced by sisters and daughters. �Neighborhood� assumes women know about PDSV in tents within visual proximity. Multivariate logistic regression models were adjusted for age, co-habitation, pre/post relative poverty, parental status, self-esteem and depressive symptoms.
RESULTS: Preliminary findings show the combined measure produced an overall incidence of 6.7% exposed to PDSV; and respondents reported less about themselves (1.3%), daughters (0.2%), sisters (0.7%) yet more about neighbors (4.4%). In an adjusted model factors associated with a �neighborhood� report include older age (OR=1.03, p=0.04, 95%CI [1.00-1.07]), depressive symptoms (OR=1.12, p=0.005, 95% CI [1.03-1.21]) and worsened poverty (OR=1.06, p=0.02, 95%CI [1.00-1.11]); yet factors associated with a �sister� report are younger age (OR=0.91, p=0.05, 95% CI [0.83-0.99]).
RECOMMENDATIONS: Multiple measures that assess exposure to PDSV should be administered to female IDPs, with the collection of demographic and psychosocial information.
Learning Objectives:
Describe the incidence of post-disaster sexual violence amongst Haitian women living in post-earthquake camps
Evaluate the usefulness of the "neighborhood measure" in estimating exposure to post-disaster sexual violence
Evaluate the usefulness of the "sisterhood measure" in estimating exposure to post-disaster sexual violence
Evaluate the usefulness of the "self-report measure" in estimating exposure to post-disaster sexual violence
Examine demographic and psychosocial factors associated with the multiple types of measures
Keywords: Violence, Women's Sexuality
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the principal investigator of the current study entitled, Post-Disaster Sexual Violence in Haiti. Amongst my scientific interests I have investigated the barriers to HIV post-exposure prophylaxis amongst female victims of sexual violence in Haiti.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.