Available data on male victims of domestic abuse remains “scarce and inconsistent”, a paper has revealed.
The review by researchers at Queen’s University Belfast said the impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) against men and boys in Northern Ireland lacks detailed understanding.
IPV is defined by researchers as any act of “physical violence, sexual violence, stalking and psychological aggression (including coercive tactics) by a current or former intimate partner”.
Northern Ireland’s first conference focusing on male victims of domestic abuse was held in Belfast last week.