Patriarchy and gender-inequitable attitudes as drivers of intimate partner violence against women in the central region of Ghana

Y Sikweyiya, AA Addo-Lartey, DO Alangea… - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background In order to reduce women's exposure to violence and develop culturally
appropriate interventions, it is important to gain an understanding of how men who use …

Do gender-based violence interventions consider the impacts of climate change? A systematic review

EM Allen, L Munala… - Trauma, Violence, & …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Climate change and extreme weather events have been shown to increase incidences of
gender-based violence (GBV). Numerous organizations have devoted significant time …

Primary‐level and community worker interventions for the prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of well‐being in low‐and middle‐income countries

M Purgato, E Prina, C Ceccarelli… - Cochrane Database …, 2023 - cochranelibrary.com
Background There is a significant research gap in the field of universal, selective, and
indicated prevention interventions for mental health promotion and the prevention of mental …

[HTML][HTML] How people with disabilities experience programs to prevent intimate partner violence across four countries

E Stern, I van Der Heijden, K Dunkle - Evaluation and program planning, 2020 - Elsevier
Women with disabilities are more vulnerable to violence, including intimate partner violence
(IPV), yet the majority of emerging IPV prevention programs fail to explicitly consider the …

Evaluation of the rural response system intervention to prevent violence against women: findings from a community-randomised controlled trial in the Central Region …

D Ogum Alangea, AA Addo-Lartey, ED Chirwa… - Global health …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects one in three women globally and
undermines women's human rights, social and economic development, and health, hence …

Drivers of repeat pregnancy among teenage mothers in Accra, Ghana

L Okine, M Dako-Gyeke - Children and Youth Services Review, 2020 - Elsevier
Given that repeat pregnancy is an issue of concern in many developing countries, this study
focused on the phenomenon among teenage mothers in Ghana. The objectives of the study …

Pathways of change: qualitative evaluations of intimate partner violence prevention programmes in Ghana, Rwanda, South Africa and Tajikistan

E Stern, S Willan, A Gibbs, H Myrttinen… - Culture, Health & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
A critical component of evaluations of the effectiveness of intimate partner violence
prevention programmes involves understanding pathways of change among individuals …

'Small small quarrels bring about happiness or love in the relationships': Exploring community perceptions and gendered norms contributing to male perpetrated …

P Dako-Gyeke, AA Addo-Lartey, D Ogum Alangea… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
In this paper, we explore gender norms held by men and women that might contribute to
male perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Ghana. This qualitative research was …

What will it cost to prevent violence against women and girls in low-and middle-income countries? Evidence from Ghana, Kenya, Pakistan, Rwanda, South Africa and …

S Torres-Rueda, G Ferrari, S Orangi… - Health Policy and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a global problem with profound
consequences. Although there is a growing body of evidence on the effectiveness of VAWG …

What can we learn from studying control arms of randomised VAW prevention intervention evaluations: reflections on expected measurement error, meaningful …

R Jewkes, A Gibbs, E Chirwa, K Dunkle - Global health action, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background: Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are a gold standard for
evaluations in public health, economics and social sciences, including prevention of …