ArticleAmerican journal of epidemiology2014
Tip of the iceberg: reporting and gender-based violence in developing countries.
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126 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Intimate partner violence during pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Reproductive health · 2026Pooled it
- The health effects associated with physical, sexual and psychological gender-based violence against men and women: a Burden of Proof study.Nature human behaviour · 2025Pooled it
- Intimate Partner Violence and Immigration in the United States: A Systematic Review.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2024Pooled it
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Associated Factors of Gender-Based Violence against Women in Sub-Saharan Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Gender Based Violence against Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cross-Sectional Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Domestic violence related disclosure among women and girls in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Reproductive health · 2019Pooled it
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- Measuring Hidden Support for Physical Intimate Partner Violence: A List Randomization Experiment in South-Central Ethiopia.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2022Trial
- Effects of Government-Implemented Cash Plus Model on Violence Experiences and Perpetration Among Adolescents in Tanzania, 2018‒2019.American journal of public health · 2021Trial
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- Gender-Based Violence and Associated Factors Among Women of Reproductive Age in Awi Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: A Mixed Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- A scoping review of rapid-onset climate-related disasters & gender-based violence against women.Climate risk management · 2026Article
- AWhen screams go unheard: covert violence, women victims, and social denial.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Distinct scars: unique effects of physical and sexual abuse on mental health outcomes in a gender-specific substance use disorder sample in Brazil from 1998 to 2024.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Observational
- Landscaping the behaviours, drivers and norms influencing the wellbeing of very young adolescents: an exploration of stakeholders' perspectives in Nigeria.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Physicians' opinions on GBV: a qualitative pilot study in South Africa.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Modelling the impact of migration on FGM/C prevalence and risk in immigrant and diaspora populations.PloS one · 2026Article
- "Unintended pregnancy and attitudes towards sexual and reproductive health among young people in Benguela Province, Angola".Reproductive health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Gender-based violence (GBV) is widespread globally and has myriad adverse health effects but is vastly underreported. Few studies address the extent of reporting bias in existing estimates. We provide bounds for underestimation of reporting of GBV to formal and informal sources conditional on having experienced GBV and characterize differences between women who report and those who do not. We analyzed Demographic and Health Survey data from 284,281 women in 24 countries collected between 2004 and 2011. We performed descriptive analysis and multivariate logistic regressions examining characteristics associated with reporting to formal sources. Forty percent of women experiencing GBV previously disclosed to someone; however, only 7% reported to a formal source (regional variation, 2% in India and East Asia to 14% in Latin America and the Caribbean). Formerly married and never married status, urban residence, and increasing age were characteristics associated with increased likelihood of formal reporting. Our results imply that estimates of GBV prevalence based on health systems data or on police reports may underestimate the total prevalence of GBV, ranging from 11- to 128-fold, depending on the region and type of reporting. In addition, women who report GBV differ from those who do not, with implications for program targeting and design of interventions.
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