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 …

Economic violence to women and girls: is it receiving the necessary attention?

OI Fawole - Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Most studies on gender-based violence (GBV) have focused on its physical, sexual, and
psychological manifestations. This paper seeks to draw attention to the types of economic …

Determinants of domestic violence against women in Ghana

ES Owusu Adjah, I Agbemafle - BMC public health, 2016 - Springer
Background The prevalence of domestic violence remains unacceptably high with
numerous consequences ranging from psychological to maternal and neonatal mortality and …

[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 …

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 …

[PDF][PDF] Determinants of intimate partner violence in sub-Saharan Africa: a review of prevention and intervention programs

LA McCloskey, F Boonzaier, SY Steinbrenner… - Partner …, 2016 - researchgate.net
America or Europe, which invoke more individually focused approaches. Some programs
we review lowered HIV exposure in women; others contributed to reduced violence …

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 …

Effects of rural–urban residence and education on intimate partner violence among women in Sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis of health survey data

MS Nabaggala, T Reddy, S Manda - BMC women's health, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against women is a major public health
and human rights problem worldwide. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has one of the highest …

Managing diversity and equality in the workplace

A Sharma - Cogent Business & Management, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This paper investigates the relationship of performance appraisals, sociocultural issues,
affirmative action (AA), and organizational capabilities in managing diversity and equality in …

Factors influencing domestic and marital violence against women in Ghana

EY Tenkorang, AY Owusu, EH Yeboah… - Journal of family …, 2013 - Springer
Using the most recent version of the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey and employing
complementary log-log models, this study examined the causes of both physical and sexual …