TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - 'Life under the tent is not safe, especially for young women': understanding intersectional violence among internally displaced youth in Leogane, Haiti
JO  - Global health action
A1  - Logie, Carmen H.
A1  - Daniel, CarolAnn
A1  - Ahmed, Uzma
A1  - Lash, Rebecca
SP  - 1270816
EP  - 1270816
VL  - 10
IS  - Suppl 2
N2  - BACKGROUND: Haiti's 2010 earthquake devastated social, health, and economic infrastructure and left 2 million persons homeless. Over 6 years later 61,000 people remain displaced, most lacking protection, services, and durable solutions. Structural contexts elevate risks of gender-based violence (GBV) targeting internally displaced (ID) girls and women. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: We used an intersectionality framework to explore lived experiences and understanding of violence among ID young men and women in Leogane, Haiti. <br><br>METHODS: We conducted six focus groups, three with ID young women (n = 30) and three with ID young men (n = 30) aged 18-24 years, and 11 in-depth individual interviews with frontline workers in Leogane. Focus groups and interviews were conducted in Kreyol, transcribed verbatim, translated into English, and analyzed using narrative thematic techniques. <br><br>RESULTS: Findings revealed violence experienced by ID youth was (re)produced at the intersection of gender, poverty, displacement, and age. Multi-level forms of violence included structural (e.g. poverty), community (e.g. gender norms, and interpersonal (e.g. family expectations) dimensions. Coping strategies spanned intrapersonal (hope), community (social support), and structural (employment/education) dimensions. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Interventions to reduce violence should be tailored to address the social inequities that emerge at the intersection of youth, poverty, displacement, and hegemonic gender norms.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1654-9716
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2017.1270816
ID  - ref1
ER  -