Fact Sheet Mauritius: Patterns and drivers of GBV

Fact Sheet Mauritius: Patterns and drivers of GBV


Date: November 22, 2012
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Key facts

  • Age is a statistically significant driver for IPV perpetration in the 12 months before the survey.
  • Educational attainment is significantly associated with IPV experience by women.
  • A significantly higher proportion of men who were unemployed in the 12 months before the survey were less likely to perpetrate IPV compared to those who were employed in a similar period.
  • Child abuse experience by men is associated abusive behaviour in intimate relationships.
  • A significantly higher proportion of men who were sexually abused, neglected or physically abused as boys were more likely to perpetrate violence against their intimate partners.
  • Alcohol consumption in 12 months to survey was associated with IPV perpetration in a similar period.
  • Substance abuse was not significantly associated with IPV perpetration.
  • There is a disparity in the attitudes of women and men towards gender relations.
  • Women interviewed in the study were more progressive than the men and perceived their communities as being more progressive than did the men.

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