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 …

Objectives To identify whether individual and household economic empowerment is
associated with lower intimate partner violence in low and middle income country settings …

There is increasing evidence that cash transfer (CT) programs decrease intimate partner
violence (IPV). However, little is known about how CTs achieve this impact. We conducted a …

Executive summary Intimate partner and sexual violence affect a large proportion of the
population–with the majority of those directly experiencing such violence being women and …

Background The prevalence of domestic violence remains unacceptably high with
numerous consequences ranging from psychological to maternal and neonatal mortality and …

Infidelity and romantic jealousy (RJ) are commonly cited relational level drivers of intimate
partner violence (IPV) but remain undertheorized and underutilized in IPV research and …

Natural disasters affect about 200 million people annually. Heightened intimate partner
violence (IPV) is a gendered impact of these disruptive events. This study examines …

Intimate partner violence (IPV) directed towards women is a serious public health problem.
Women's education may offer protection against IPV, but uncertainty exists over how it might …

This paper examines the nature and paradoxes of the relationship between urbanization
and gender-based violence, especially violence against women. It highlights how such …

Background Very high rates of intimate partner violence during pregnancy (IPV-P) are
reported in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) but data on prevalence and obstetric …