University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.
CARE International Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi.
J Interpers Violence. 2020 Jan;35(1-2):268-293. doi: 10.1177/0886260516682518. Epub 2016 Dec 1.
In Malawi, 41% of women aged 15 to 49 report ever experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV). Although there is evidence of the pervasiveness of IPV in Malawian society, the context in which it occurs and how women respond is not well described. The purpose of this study was to describe experiences of IPV of rural Malawian women. In-depth interviews were conducted with 55 rural Malawian women aged 21 to 75 years ( = 39) as part of a larger, mixed-methods study. This qualitative thematic analysis highlights husbands' IPV against wives and women's actions to protect themselves and their children, and to thrive despite the violence. Our use of a postcolonial feminist perspective led us to acknowledge Malawian women's acts of resistance in the midst of the harsh realities of IPV and gender inequality. We contend women's resilience and resistance against oppression within intimate relationships are critical tools in the process of reducing IPV. Structural interventions that (a) address the multiple distal and proximal factors affecting IPV, (b) are tailored to and owned by local populations, and (c) involve both men and women as architects and active participants, we believe, hold the greatest promise for reducing IPV in Malawi.
在马拉维，41%的 15 至 49 岁女性曾经历过亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）。尽管有证据表明 IPV 在马拉维社会中普遍存在，但它发生的背景以及女性的反应方式并没有得到很好的描述。本研究旨在描述农村马拉维妇女的 IPV 经历。作为一项更大的混合方法研究的一部分，对 55 名年龄在 21 至 75 岁之间的农村马拉维妇女（=39 名）进行了深入访谈。这一定性主题分析强调了丈夫对妻子的 IPV 行为以及妇女为保护自己和孩子免受暴力侵害而采取的行动，并在暴力中茁壮成长。我们使用后殖民女性主义视角，承认了马拉维妇女在 IPV 和性别不平等的残酷现实中所表现出的反抗行为。我们认为，妇女在亲密关系中反抗压迫的韧性和反抗是减少 IPV 的关键工具。我们认为，结构干预措施（a）解决影响 IPV 的多种远程和近端因素，（b）针对当地人口量身定制并为其所有，以及（c）让男性和女性都作为建筑师和积极参与者，最有希望减少马拉维的 IPV。
