Prevention of violence against women and girls: lessons from practice

L Michau, J Horn, A Bank, M Dutt, C Zimmerman - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
This Series paper describes programming to prevent violence against women and girls, and
emphasises the importance of systematic, sustained programming across the social ecology …

[HTML][HTML] Factors and consequences associated with intimate partner violence against women in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review

L Gunarathne, J Bhowmik, P Apputhurai… - PLoS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a global public health issue, with notably high prevalence
rates observed within Low-and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). This systematic review …

[HTML][HTML] Locating perpetrators of violence against women in India: An analysis of married men's characteristics associated with intimate partner violence

R Chandra, S Srivastava, A Singh, S Mukherjee… - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against married women is widely prevalent in India. Using
recent data from NFHS-5, we analyzed the association between husbands' characteristics …

Spousal violence against women in India: A social–ecological analysis using data from the National Family Health Survey 2015 to 2016

J Ahmad, N Khan, A Mozumdar - Journal of interpersonal …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Even after enactment of the Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act 2005, over
the last 10 years, the rate of decline of prevalence of spousal violence against women has …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and predictors of help-seeking for women exposed to spousal violence in India–a cross-sectional study

M Leonardsson, M San Sebastian - BMC women's health, 2017 - Springer
Background Spousal violence against women is prevalent in India (29%). Studies from
various countries have shown that few women exposed to intimate partner violence or …

Association between girl-child marriage and intimate partner violence in Sub-Saharan Africa: insights from a multicountry analysis of demographic and health surveys

BO Ahinkorah, OM Onayemi, AA Seidu… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
While considerable attention has been given to the health consequences of child marriage
in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), limited studies exist on its impact on intimate partner violence …

Risk and protective factors of intimate partner violence among South Asian immigrant women and perceived need for services.

B Sabri, M Simonet, JC Campbell - Cultural Diversity and Ethnic …, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
Objectives: Limited research exists on multilevel influences of intimate partner violence (IPV)
among immigrant groups in the United States, particularly South Asians. Using a …

[HTML][HTML] Intimate partner violence among ever-married Afghan women: patterns, associations and attitudinal acceptance

R Shinwari, ML Wilson, O Abiodun… - Archives of women's …, 2022 - Springer
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is one of the most prevalent forms of violence that women
suffer globally. Women in Afghanistan have been exposed to high levels of IPV which …

[HTML][HTML] More than individual factors; is there any contextual effect of unemployment, poverty and literacy on the domestic spousal violence against women? A …

T Das, TB Roy - SSM-Population Health, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose Despite successful enactment of Domestic Violence act, 2005 in India to protect
Indian women from any kind of domestic violation offence, the decline trend of prevalence of …

Intimate partner violence and depression in women in China

W Yuan, T Hesketh - Journal of interpersonal violence, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is recognized as a major public health and social problem
globally, with consequences for the individual, family, and society. But there is relatively little …