A social empowerment intervention to prevent intimate partner violence against women in a microfinance scheme in Tanzania: findings from the MAISHA cluster randomised controlled trial

A social empowerment intervention to prevent intimate partner violence against women in a microfinance scheme in Tanzania: findings from the MAISHA cluster randomised controlled trial

Summary: Background: Globally, about 30% of women have experienced physical or sexual violence, or both, from an intimate partner during their lifetime. Associations between poverty and women's increased risk of intimate partner violence have been observed. We therefore aimed to assess the eff...

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Main Authors: Saidi Kapiga, ProfMD, Sheila Harvey, PhD, Gerry Mshana, PhD, Christian Holm Hansen, PhD, Grace J Mtolela, Flora Madaha, BA, Ramadhan Hashim, PGD, Imma Kapinga, BA, Neema Mosha, MSc, Tanya Abramsky, MSc, Shelley Lees, PhD, Charlotte Watts, ProfPhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X1930316X

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