Odemba Elizabeth Akello, Frongillo Edward A, Weiser Sheri D
Department of Public Health, Maseno University, P.O Box 811, Kisumu, Kenya.
Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
BMC Public Health. 2025 Jun 5;25(1):2092. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-22468-y.
Men in sub-Saharan Africa experience intimate partner violence, with few reporting their cases to the legal authorities or coming out for assistance. Consequently, data on the prevalence and drivers of intimate partner violence in different parts of sub-Saharan Africa are inadequate. Therefore, this study was designed to investigate the prevalence and predictors of intimate partner violence against men in Kisumu slums, Kenya.
This retrospective cross-sectional study included 398 randomly selected men in intimate relationships aged 18-54 years and residing in Kisumu slums. The sampling frame used was from Community Health Volunteers covering the area of study. Data collection using a structured questionnaire was conducted from July 2019 to September 2019 using simple random sampling. We used a multinomial regression analysis to assess relationships between predictors and forms of violence.
A total of 398 male respondents participated in the survey. The prevalence of intimate partner violence against men was 76.1% with physical violence at 12.2%, sexual violence at 16.5%, emotional violence at 47.5%, and economic violence at 23.8%. From the multinomial regression, men who were married or living together, compared with never married, were 2.13 times more likely to have experienced physical violence (95% CI = 0.91-4.97, p = 0.080) and 2.41 times more likely to have experienced economic violence (95% CI = 1.20-4.84, p = 0.013). Compared to never married, men who divorced or separated were 5.42 times more likely to have experienced sexual violence (95% CI = 0.97-30.37, p = 0.055). Men who had primary education or less were 2.39 times more likely to have experienced sexual violence (95% CI = 1.02-5.61, p = 0.045). Men who were Muslim, compared with Protestants, were 2.37 times more likely to have experienced psychological or emotional violence (95% CI = 0.87-6.37, p = 0.086).
Sexual, physical, and emotional violence is common among men in Kisumu slums, and the prevalence differs by age, marital status, education, and religion. Safe spaces should be created that will enable men of diverse socio-demographic characteristics to share their experiences of violence by intimate partners. Policies, including education to increase awareness of this issue, should be enacted to protect men from intimate partner violence.
撒哈拉以南非洲地区的男性遭受亲密伴侣暴力，但很少有人向法律当局报案或寻求帮助。因此，关于撒哈拉以南非洲不同地区亲密伴侣暴力的患病率和驱动因素的数据不足。因此，本研究旨在调查肯尼亚基苏木贫民窟男性遭受亲密伴侣暴力的患病率及预测因素。
这项回顾性横断面研究纳入了398名年龄在18 - 54岁之间、居住在基苏木贫民窟且处于亲密关系中的随机选择的男性。使用的抽样框架来自覆盖研究区域的社区卫生志愿者。2019年7月至2019年9月，采用简单随机抽样，通过结构化问卷进行数据收集。我们使用多项回归分析来评估预测因素与暴力形式之间的关系。
共有398名男性受访者参与了调查。男性遭受亲密伴侣暴力的患病率为76.1%，其中身体暴力为12.2%，性暴力为16.5%，情感暴力为47.5%，经济暴力为23.8%。多项回归分析显示，已婚或同居的男性与未婚男性相比，遭受身体暴力的可能性高2.13倍（95%置信区间=0.91 - 4.97，p = 0.080），遭受经济暴力的可能性高2.41倍（95%置信区间=1.20 - 4.84，p = 0.013）。与未婚男性相比，离婚或分居的男性遭受性暴力的可能性高5.42倍（置信区间=0.97 - 30.37，p = 0.055）。小学及以下学历的男性遭受性暴力的可能性高2.39倍（95%置信区间=1.02 - 5.61，p = 0.045）。与新教徒相比，穆斯林男性遭受心理或情感暴力的可能性高2.37倍（95%置信区间=0.87 - 6.37，p = 0.086）。
在基苏木贫民窟的男性中，性暴力、身体暴力和情感暴力很常见，且患病率因年龄、婚姻状况、教育程度和宗教信仰而异。应创建安全空间，使具有不同社会人口特征的男性能够分享他们遭受亲密伴侣暴力的经历。应制定政策，包括开展教育以提高对这一问题的认识，以保护男性免受亲密伴侣暴力。
