Engaging Men to Transform Inequitable Gender Attitudes and Prevent Intimate Partner Violence : A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial in North and South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
Globally, one in three women worldwide report experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) in their lifetime. The study objective was to understand the effectiveness of Engaging Men through Accountable Practice (EMAP), a group-based discussion seri...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Global Health
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099231004132287497/IDU04d26b91c0369704cf1096890e0cf55914f5b http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37313 |
| Summary: | Globally, one in three women
worldwide report experiencing intimate partner violence
(IPV) in their lifetime. The study objective was to
understand the effectiveness of Engaging Men through
Accountable Practice (EMAP), a group-based discussion series
which sought to transform gender relations in communities,
on intimate partner violence (IPV), gender inequitable
attitudes and related outcomes. Interventions engaging men
have the potential to change gender attitudes and behaviours
in conflict-affected areas. However, while EMAP led to
changes in gender attitudes and behaviours related to
perpetration of IPV, the study showed no overall reduction
of women’s experience of IPV. Further research is needed to
understand how working with men may lead to long-term and
meaningful changes in IPV and related gender equitable
attitudes and behaviours in conflict areas. |
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