What works to prevent partner violence? An evidence overview

L Heise - 2011 - researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk
Lori Heise reviews the empirical evidence of what works in low-and middle-income
countries to prevent violence against women by their husbands and other male partners …

Defeating AIDS—advancing global health

P Piot, SSA Karim, R Hecht, H Legido-Quigley, K Buse… - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Executive summary After more than a decade of major achievements, the AIDS response is
at a crucial juncture, both in terms of its immediate trajectory and its sustainability, as well as …

A systematic review of African studies on intimate partner violence against pregnant women: prevalence and risk factors

S Shamu, N Abrahams, M Temmerman, A Musekiwa… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) is very high in Africa. However, information
obtained from the increasing number of African studies on IPV among pregnant women has …

How does economic empowerment affect women's risk of intimate partner violence in low and middle income countries? A systematic review of published evidence

S Vyas, C Watts - … of International Development: The Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To identify whether individual and household economic empowerment is
associated with lower intimate partner violence in low and middle income country settings …

[HTML][HTML] Cash transfers, polygamy, and intimate partner violence: Experimental evidence from Mali

R Heath, M Hidrobo, S Roy - Journal of Development Economics, 2020 - Elsevier
Cash transfer programs primarily targeting women in Latin America and East Africa have
been shown to reduce intimate partner violence (IPV), but knowledge gaps remain on how …

The intersection of intimate partner violence against women and HIV/AIDS: a review

JC Campbell, ML Baty, RM Ghandour… - … journal of injury …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this study was to review original research on the intersection of violence
against women by intimate partners and risk for HIV infection and highlight opportunities for …

Factors associated with attitudes towards intimate partner violence against women: a comparative analysis of 17 sub-Saharan countries

OA Uthman, S Lawoko, T Moradi - BMC international health and human …, 2009 - Springer
Background Violence against women, especially by intimate partners, is a serious public
health problem that is associated with physical, reproductive and mental health …

Risk factors for violence against women in high-prevalence settings: a mixed-methods systematic review and meta-synthesis

J Mannell, H Lowe, L Brown, R Mukerji… - BMJ global …, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Violence against women (VAW) affects one in three women globally. In some
countries, women are at much higher risk. We examined risk factors for VAW in countries …

Are interventions focused on gender-norms effective in preventing domestic violence against women in low and lower-middle income countries? A systematic review …

A Semahegn, K Torpey, A Manu, N Assefa… - Reproductive health, 2019 - Springer
Background One in three women experience intimate partner violence worldwide, according
to many primary studies. However, systematic review and meta-analysis of intimate partner …

Determinants of male involvement in maternal and child health services in sub-Saharan Africa: a review

J Ditekemena, O Koole, C Engmann, R Matendo… - Reproductive health, 2012 - Springer
Introduction Male participation is a crucial component in the optimization of Maternal and
Child Health (MCH) services. This is especially so where prevention strategies to decrease …