Household food insecurity and its association with self-reported male perpetration of intimate partner violence: a survey of two districts in central and western Uganda.

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the lifetime prevalence of male-perpetrated intimate partner violence (IPV), and to assess the association with food insecurity, sociodemographic factors and health risk behaviours in Uganda in the year preceding COVID-19-associated lockdowns.

Design: Population-based, cross-sectional household survey.

Setting: Urban, semiurban and rural communities of the Wakiso and Hoima districts in Uganda.