SynthesisTrauma, violence & abuse2023
Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review of Interventions at Structural, Community, Interpersonal, Individual, and Multiple Levels.
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- Disease burden attributable to intimate partner violence against females and sexual violence against children in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.Lancet (London, England) · 2026Pooled it
- Integrating Implementation Science in Interpersonal Violence Research and Practice: A Systematic Review of Barriers and Facilitators of Implementation.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2026Pooled it
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- Factors affecting the risk of gender-based violence among 2SLGBTQIA+ adolescents and youth: a scoping review of climate change-related vulnerabilities.Frontiers in sociology · 2025Pooled it
- Integrated domestic violence and reproductive health interventions in India: a systematic review.Reproductive health · 2024Pooled it
- Ghanaian women's experience of intimate partner violence (IPV) during group antenatal care: a brief report from a cluster randomised controlled trial.Global health action · 2024Trial
- Development of a Women's Empowerment Nurse-Led Group Intervention for Benzodiazepine and Z-Hypnotic Deprescription in Primary Healthcare: Results of a Co-Creation Process.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- The Role of Community Health Professionals in Addressing Intimate Partner Violence: A Scoping Review.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.) · 2026Review
- Survivor Expectations and Experiences of One-Stop Crisis Centres in Bangladesh: A Qualitative Study of Health System Responsiveness to Gender-Based Violence.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Depression and anxiety symptoms among Nepali women: a dose-response analysis of emotional abuse and coercive control.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Article
- How gender norms and interpersonal communication are associated with gender-based violence attitudes and intentions to intervene: Secondary outcome findings from Odisha, India.Journal of public health research · 2025Article
- Exploring women's sexual and reproductive health needs in Zabol's suburbs, Iran: a qualitative study.Reproductive health · 2024Article
- Stakeholders' engagement with law to address gender-based violence in Southwest Nigeria: a qualitative study using normalisation process theory to explore implementation challenges.BMJ public health · 2024Article
- Sexual Victimization and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among a Nationally Representative Sample of Adolescents and Young Adults in Haiti.Archives of sexual behavior · 2024Article
- Formative research to inform the future design of a multicomponent fatherhood intervention to improve early child development in Mwanza, Tanzania.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2023Article
- Systematic literature review of digital resources to educate on gender equality.Education and information technologies · 2023Article
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Abstract
Gender-based violence (GBV) disproportionately impacts women and girls in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). This review described the characteristics of structural, community, interpersonal, individual, and multilevel GBV interventions in LMIC and examined components of interventions implemented at different socio-ecological levels. We conducted a systematic search of peer-reviewed literature on GBV intervention evaluation studies in LMIC using the following databases: PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, Cochrane, Academic Search Ultimate, PsycInfo, and Web of Science. The search resulted in 3,256 articles, with 60 articles meeting the eligibility criteria. Thirty-eight articles reported positive GBV outcomes with significant differences between intervention and control arms on at least one GBV outcome. Very few interventions were found to be stand-alone GBV interventions. The key components of interventions effective in addressing victimization and perpetration across levels were education or psychoeducation, psychotherapy, skills development, gender transformative activities, community engagement, focus on men and/or partners, and health promotion activities such as HIV or STI prevention. Most interventions were multilevel, with positive outcomes for victimization. Fewer evidence-based interventions existed for addressing perpetration. There is need for additional research using rigorous methods to establish an evidence base for effective interventions in under-researched regions in LMIC as well as for interventions that address perpetration of GBV.
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