Rwanda: 85pc of men who commit GBV are alcoholics- study

The Minister, who appeared before Rwanda's parliament on Tuesday to answer questions about domestic conflicts and societal problems, cited Demographic Health Survey (DHS) findings.

According to the report, alcoholic men are more likely to commit GBV-related crimes and are more likely to have picked up the behavior from their fathers.

54 percent of men who abuse their wives, according to the same study, were raised in homes where women were mistreated.

“The problems facing the family have their roots in our way of thinking as a society, which is shaped by the way we grow up, education, religion and the media,” the Minister was quoted by Rwandan media as saying. 

“There are efforts to change the current trend. The deconstruction of the rooted gender perceptions will take us a long time to see the desired changes,” 

The report further claims that 15 percent of GBV incidents are not linked to alcoholism.