Prevalence and Factors Associated with Men’s Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence in South Tarawa, Kiribati Report

Did you know that the Pacific region is home to some of the highest rates of intimate partner violence globally?

In the Republic of Kiribati, two-thirds of women report experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) during their lifetime. However, less is known about men’s perpetration of IPV, or associated risk factors.

We conducted a cross-sectional study with 429 partnered men aged 15-49 in South Tarawa, Kiribati, to estimate the prevalence of, and risk factors associated with, currently married men’s perpetration of physical and sexual IPV against female partners.

As one of the few studies on men’s perpetration of violence against women in the Pacific region, this paper uses our findings to estimate the prevalence of men’s perpetration and identify risk factors associated with IPV perpetration.