SynthesisBMJ global health2020
Mobile applications addressing violence against women: a systematic review.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Mobile Apps to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG): Systematic App Research and Content Analysis.JMIR formative research · 2025Pooled it
- Reducing Violence Against Women and Girls in the Arab League: A Systematic Review of Preventive Interventions.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2024Pooled it
- Smartphone Apps for Domestic Violence Prevention: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of ICT-based intimate partner violence interventions: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2020Pooled it
- Open pilot trial of an interactive digital application for campus sexual violence prevention.Journal of community psychology · 2023Trial
- Introducing a Chatbot to Support Victim-Survivors of Domestic Abuse: Victim-Survivor Perspectives.Violence against women · 2026Article
- Mobile Apps for the Personal Safety of At-Risk Children and Youth: Scoping Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Article
- A Review of Intimate Partner Violence Interventions Relevant to Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Violence against women · 2024Review
- A critical analysis of gender-based violence reporting and evidence building applications (GBVxTech) for capturing memory reports.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Information and communications technology use to prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence in low- and middle-income countries: An evidence and gap map.Campbell systematic reviews · 2022Article
- The use of mobile phone applications to enhance personal safety from interpersonal violence - an overview of available smartphone applications in the United Kingdom.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Design and Development of a Suite of Intimate Partner Violence Screening and Safety Planning Web Apps: User-Centered Approach.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Review
- The Usage of Mobile Apps to Fight Violence against Women: A Survey on a Sample of Female Students Belonging to an Italian University.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- PROTOCOL: The use of information and communications technologies (ICT) for contributing to the prevention of, and response to, sexual and gender-based violence against women and children in lower- and middle-income countries: an evidence and gap map.Campbell systematic reviews · 2021Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Violence against women is a pressing global health problem that is being met with a new intervention strategy-mobile applications. With this systematic review, we provide an initial analysis and functional categorisation of apps addressing violence against women. Methods: We conducted a systematic online search conforming with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines to identify apps addressing violence against women in five World Bank regions (Europe and Central Asia; North America, Latin America and the Caribbean; Middle East and North Africa; South Asia; and sub-Saharan Africa). Applications with location of initiation in mentioned regions and ≥100 downloads were included. Data on sector, target group(s), year of release, location of initiation and implementation were extracted. By means of a structured qualitative content analysis, applications were then categorised according to their main functions. Results: Of 327 relevant applications, 171 were included into the systematic review and assigned to one of five identified categories of main functions, respectively: emergency, avoidance, education, reporting and evidence building, and supporting apps. The largest proportion (46.78%) consisted of emergency apps, followed by education, reporting and evidence building, supporting and avoidance apps in descending order. With regards to the geographical distribution of app categories, significant (χ Conclusion: A vast proportion of apps addressing violence against women primarily draw on one-time emergency or avoidance solutions, as opposed to more preventative approaches. Further research is necessary, critically considering questions of data security, personal safety and efficacy of such mobile health interventions.
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