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Prevention of violence against women and girls: what does the evidence say?

The Lancet (British edition), 2015-04, Vol.385 (9977), p.1555-1566 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Elsevier Ltd ;2015 Elsevier Ltd ;Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. ;Copyright Elsevier Limited Apr 18, 2015 ;ISSN: 0140-6736 ;EISSN: 1474-547X ;DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61703-7 ;PMID: 25467575 ;CODEN: LANCAO

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Title:
Prevention of violence against women and girls: what does the evidence say?
Author: Ellsberg, Mary, Prof ; Arango, Diana J, MSc ; Morton, Matthew, PhD ; Gennari, Floriza, MPH ; Kiplesund, Sveinung, MPACS ; Contreras, Manuel, PhD ; Watts, Charlotte, Prof
Subjects: Adolescent ; Adult ; Behavior ; Child ; Developed Countries ; Developing Countries ; Domestic violence ; Female ; Female circumcision ; Gender ; Girls ; HIV ; Human immunodeficiency virus ; Humans ; Incidence ; Internal Medicine ; Intervention ; Low income groups ; Prevalence ; Prevention ; Preventive Health Services ; Public Policy ; Sex crimes ; Sex Offenses - prevention & control ; Sex Offenses - statistics & numerical data ; Violence - prevention & control ; Violence - statistics & numerical data ; Women
Is Part Of: The Lancet (British edition), 2015-04, Vol.385 (9977), p.1555-1566
Description: Summary In this Series paper, we review evidence for interventions to reduce the prevalence and incidence of violence against women and girls. Our reviewed studies cover a broad range of intervention models, and many forms of violence—ie, intimate partner violence, non-partner sexual assault, female genital mutilation, and child marriage. Evidence is highly skewed towards that from studies from high-income countries, with these evaluations mainly focusing on responses to violence. This evidence suggests that women-centred, advocacy, and home-visitation programmes can reduce a woman's risk of further victimisation, with less conclusive evidence for the preventive effect of programmes for perpetrators. In low-income and middle-income countries, there is a greater research focus on violence prevention, with promising evidence on the effect of group training for women and men, community mobilisation interventions, and combined livelihood and training interventions for women. Despite shortcomings in the evidence base, several studies show large effects in programmatic timeframes. Across different forms of violence, effective programmes are commonly participatory, engage multiple stakeholders, support critical discussion about gender relationships and the acceptability of violence, and support greater communication and shared decision making among family members, as well as non-violent behaviour. Further investment in intervention design and assessment is needed to address evidence gaps.
Publisher: England: Elsevier Ltd
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0140-6736
EISSN: 1474-547X
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61703-7
PMID: 25467575
CODEN: LANCAO
Source: ProQuest One Psychology
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Prevention of violence against women and girls: what does the evidence say?

Elsevier Ltd ;2015 Elsevier Ltd ;Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. ;Copyright Elsevier Limited Apr 18, 2015 ;ISSN: 0140-6736 ;EISSN: 1474-547X ;DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61703-7 ;PMID: 25467575 ;CODEN: LANCAO

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