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ArticleViolence against women2026

Using a Digital Parenting Intervention to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence and Promote Gender Equitable Behaviors in South Africa and Jamaica: A Qualitative Study Exploring Partnered Parents' Experiences of ParentText.

Moa Schafer, Jamie Lachman, Paula Zinser, Francisco Calderon, Qing Han, Chiara Facciola, Lily Clements, Genevieve Haupt Ronnie, Zimkhita Kame, Zukile Ntentema and 3 more

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Article in Violence against women, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Moa SchaferCentre for Evidence Based Intervention, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1328-6816
Jamie LachmanCentre for Evidence Based Intervention, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9475-9218
Paula ZinserCentre for Evidence Based Intervention, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0009-0008-3094-8317
Francisco CalderonCentre for Evidence Based Intervention, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8854-9377
Qing HanCentre for Evidence Based Intervention, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2904-2007
Chiara FacciolaIDEMS International, Reading, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8359-9300
Lily ClementsIDEMS International, Reading, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8864-0552
Genevieve Haupt RonnieCentre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-3843-0404
Zimkhita KameSocial Worker, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID 0009-0006-3900-6751
Zukile NtentemaCentre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID 0009-0001-6484-0629
Ross SheilUNICEF Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica.ORCID 0009-0002-1793-2544
Jhana HarrisUNICEF Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica.ORCID 0009-0001-8639-4877
Frances GardnerCentre for Evidence Based Intervention, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7508-7348

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This qualitative study explores caregivers' experiences of using a preprogramed, chatbot parenting intervention with integrated intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention content. The intervention aims to address the challenge of scale-up that in-person parenting programs often face while seeking to reduce both IPV and violence against children simultaneously. Conducted in South Africa and Jamaica, individual interviews and focus group discussions exploring the chatbot IPV prevention content were held with male and female caregivers. The thematic analysis revealed that caregivers perceived the chatbot to be accessible and observed positive changes in relationship dynamics, while also noting some technological barriers and limitations.

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Intimate Partner ViolenceParentingParentsAdultFemaleFocus GroupsHumansJamaicaMaleMiddle AgedQualitative ResearchSouth Africadigital interventionfamily violenceintimate partner violenceparentingviolence against women

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PMID40223285
PMCPMC13018257

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