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Benjamin Davis, MBPhD Student Department of Population Studies, LSHTM

Men, masculinities & health: understanding male perpetration of intimate partner violence in Mumbai. Benjamin Davis, MBPhD Student Department of Population Studies, LSHTM. Gender: a social determinant of health. Major differences in health outcomes between men & women

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Benjamin Davis, MBPhD Student Department of Population Studies, LSHTM

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  1. Men, masculinities & health: understanding male perpetration of intimate partner violence in Mumbai Benjamin Davis, MBPhD Student Department of Population Studies, LSHTM

  2. Gender: a social determinant of health • Major differences in health outcomes between men & women • Life expectancy, lung cancer, suicide • Essentialism • Behaviour: smoking & alcohol (60-90%) McCartney et al. 2011 • Feminism: gender & HIV • Men’s studies movement • Hegemonic masculinity

  3. Intimate Partner Violence • Central to discussions around gender • An important public health issue • Particularly high prevalence in India • 75.2% admitted any (verbal or physical) • 26.8% reported slapping, punching, kicking, weapon • A lot of work and investment in IPV programmes • Empowerment of women

  4. The Study • What impact does gender socialisation have on men and how does this relate to men’s use of alcohol and perpetration of IPV in a community in Mumbai? • Methodology: • Secondary quantitative data analysis • Fieldwork: included in-depth interviews with 30 men living in Dharavi, Mumbai.

  5. Results – survey data • Men’s reported spousal abuse – past 6 months

  6. Results - qualitative fieldwork • Performance of masculinity • Men’s experiences of stress • Role as provider • Social isolation • Coping mechanisms • Alcohol, IPV, gang violence, visiting CSWs • Marital relationship • Gender norms • Second income from wife

  7. Conclusions • Certain masculine norms present great challenges for men’s health • Social isolation and poor emotional health among men significantly impacts upon both men & women’s physical health • No magic bullet • Perpetrators and prevention • Key: working with young men & boys to change norms

  8. Acknowledgments • Supervisors: • Martine Collumbien (Dept. of Population Studies, LSHTM) • Prof. Graham Hart (UCL Division of Population Health) • Funding: • GSK, MBPhD Programme, Ferguson Trust • Other Support: • Research Assistant: MurugesanSivasubramanian • SNEHA, Sion Hospital, Mumbai • Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai

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