Trial reportBMJ open2021
Cost-effectiveness analysis of an intimate partner violence prevention intervention targeting men, women and couples in rural Ethiopia: evidence from the Unite for a Better Life randomised controlled trial.
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Using Cultural Ceremonies to Reduce Intimate Partner Violence and HIV Transmission
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Economic evaluations of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): a systematic review.BMJ open · 2025Pooled it
- Addressing depression, stress, and hopelessness through an economic and relationship-strengthening intervention: Findings from a pilot randomized controlled trial among people with HIV in Malawi.Journal of affective disorders · 2026Trial
- Prevention of violence against women and girls: A cost-effectiveness study across 6 low- and middle-income countries.PLoS medicine · 2022Trial
- Multi-level analysis of intimate partner violence and its determinants among reproductive age group women in Ethiopia: evidence from Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey, 2016.BMC public health · 2024Article
- What Interventions are Cost Effective in Reducing Violence Against Women? A Scoping Review.Applied health economics and health policy · 2024Article
- Economic evaluation of self-help group interventions for health in LMICs: a scoping review.Health policy and planning · 2023Article
- Cost Analysis of Community-Based Violence Prevention Programs: Manhood 2.0 and Job Skills Programs.Journal of family violence · 2022Article
- Displacement, Polygyny, Romantic Jealousy, and Intimate Partner Violence: A Qualitative Study among Somali Refugees in Ethiopia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Strengthening women's empowerment and gender equality in fragile contexts towards peaceful and inclusive societies: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Campbell systematic reviews · 2022Review
- Intertwined epidemics: progress, gaps, and opportunities to address intimate partner violence and HIV among key populations of women.The lancet. HIV · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectivesExperience of intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with adverse health and psychosocial outcomes for women. However, rigorous economic evaluations of interventions targeting IPV prevention are rare. This paper analyses the cost-effectiveness of Unite for a Better Life (UBL), a gender-transformative intervention designed to prevent IPV and HIV risk behaviours among men, women and couples.
designWe use an economic evaluation nested within a large-scale cluster randomised controlled trial, analysing financial and economic costs tracked contemporaneously.
settingUBL was implemented in rural southern Ethiopia between 2013 and 2015.
participantsThe randomised controlled trial included 6770 households in 64 villages.
interventionsUBL is an intervention delivered within the context of the Ethiopian coffee ceremony, a culturally established forum for community discussion, and designed to assist participants to build skills for healthy, non-violent, equitable relationships. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: This paper reports on the unit cost and cost-effectiveness of the interventions implemented. Cost-effectiveness is measured as the cost per case of past-year physical and/or sexual IPV averted.
resultsThe estimated annualised cost of developing and implementing UBL was 2015 US$296 772, or approximately 2015 US$74 per individual directly participating in the intervention and 2015 US$5 per person annually for each community-level beneficiary (woman of reproductive age in intervention communities). The estimated cost per case of past-year physical and/or sexual IPV averted was 2015 US$2726 for the sample of direct beneficiaries, and 2015 US$194 for the sample of all community-level beneficiaries.
conclusionsUBL is an effective and cost-effective intervention for the prevention of IPV in a low and middle-income country setting. Further research should explore strategies to quantify the positive effects of the intervention across other domains. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT02311699 (ClinicalTrials.gov); AEARCTR-0000211 (AEA Registry).
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