Applying technology to promote sexual and reproductive health and prevent gender based violence for adolescents in low and middle-income countries: digital health …

KY Huang, M Kumar, S Cheng, AE Urcuyo… - BMC health services …, 2022 - Springer
Aim Adolescents in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) are facing numerous
developmental, sexual and reproductive health (SRH) challenges including exposure to …

Disregarding the Reproductive Rights of Women in Child Marriage in Indonesia

A Huzaimah, M Abdillah, NQ Laila… - … Dan Hukum Islam, 2023 - jurnal.ar-raniry.ac.id
The phenomenon of child marriage frequently disregards children's reproductive rights. This
study aims to explain the negligence of reproductive rights in child marriages by examining …

Identifying the impact of intimate partner violence in humanitarian settings: using an ecological framework to review 15 years of evidence

M Meinhart, I Seff, K Troy, S McNelly, L Vahedi… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive form of gender-based violence that
exacerbates in humanitarian settings. This systematic review examined the myriad IPV …

Gender-based violence during COVID-19 among adolescent girls and young women in Nairobi, Kenya: a mixed-methods prospective study over 18 months

MR Decker, K Bevilacqua, SN Wood, GW Ngare… - BMJ global …, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) disproportionately experience
gender-based violence (GBV), which can increase during emergencies like the COVID-19 …

Investigating the relationship between socioeconomic status and domestic violence against women in Isfahan, Iran in 2021: A cross‐sectional study

N Dabaghi, M Amini‐Rarani… - Health science …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims Domestic violence can include controlling or coercive
behaviors and acts, as well as physical, sexual, psychological, and financial elements …

Proportion of ALGBT adult Brazilians, sociodemographic characteristics, and self-reported violence

G Spizzirri, RÁ Eufrásio, CHN Abdo, MCP Lima - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Asexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans (ALGBT) individuals face worse life
conditions and violence rates than their heterosexual cisgender counterparts. Brazil is often …

Men's conceptualization of gender-based violence directed to women in Alexandra Township, Johannesburg, South Africa

KG Zinyemba, K Hlongwana - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background Gender-based violence (GBV) is a crucial global public health challenge
disenfranchising women and girls from enjoying their fundamental human rights, thereby …

Young people's experiences with an empowerment-based behavior change intervention to prevent sexual violence in Nairobi informal settlements: A qualitative study

AE Kågesten, PM Oware, W Ntinyari… - … Health: Science and …, 2021 - ghspjournal.org
Purpose: Young people in sub-Saharan Africa face one of the world's highest burdens of
sexual violence. Previous impact evaluations indicated that a 6-week empowerment-based …

The Economic Burden of Intimate Partner Violence in Colombia: Estimated Health Costs Among Females Aged 13–24

D Brown, M Meinhart, C Poulton… - Journal of interpersonal …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the most pervasive form of gender-based
violence, often first experienced in adolescence. While the prevalence of IPV is known to be …

Risk factors associated with high prevalence of intimate partner violence amongst school-going young women (aged 15–24years) in Maputo, Mozambique

MS Maguele, B Tlou, M Taylor, N Khuzwayo - PLoS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background In many countries, there is evidence that intimate partner violence is prevalent
among young women. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and the factors …