Citation

Pommells M, Schuster-Wallace CJ, Watt S, Mulawa Z. Violence Against Women 2018; 24(15): 1851-1862.

Affiliation

Uganda Christian University, Kampala, Uganda.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801218754410

PMID

29546802

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to better understand the gender violence risks that exist in communities where poor water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) access is a known problem. Focus groups and key informant interviews were used to capture the lived experiences of community and health care practitioners from Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya. This article provides lived narratives of the various cultural and environmental conditions leading to assaults directly attributable to inadequate WaSH. The results shed light on the complex intersections between water access and violence and have significant implications for achieving gender equity and universal access to WaSH.

Language: en

Keywords

and hygiene; gender; sanitation; violence; water