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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Main Authors: Vaillant, Julia, Koussoubé, Estelle, Roth, Danielle, Pierotti, Rachael Susan, Hossain, Mazeda, Falb, Kathryn L
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Global Health 2022
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099231004132287497/IDU04d26b91c0369704cf1096890e0cf55914f5b
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spelling okr-10986-373132022-04-19T19:23:03Z 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 Vaillant, Julia Koussoubé, Estelle Roth, Danielle Pierotti, Rachael Susan Hossain, Mazeda Falb, Kathryn L INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE (IPV) SEXUAL ABUSE PHYSICAL ABUSE SEXUAL VIOLENCE WOMEN AND SOCIAL NORMS PREVALENCE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION GENDER VIOLENCE GENDER INEQUITY GENDER INNOVATION LAB IPV IN CONFLICT AREAS ENGAGING MEN THROUGH ACCOUNTABLE PRACTICE (EMAP) AFRICA GENDER POLICY 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. 2022-04-18T19:00:09Z 2022-04-18T19:00:09Z 2020-05-27 Journal Article http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099231004132287497/IDU04d26b91c0369704cf1096890e0cf55914f5b http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37313 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank BMJ Global Health Journal Article Congo, Democratic Republic of
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topic INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE (IPV)
SEXUAL ABUSE
PHYSICAL ABUSE
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
WOMEN AND SOCIAL NORMS
PREVALENCE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PREVENTING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION
GENDER VIOLENCE
GENDER INEQUITY
GENDER INNOVATION LAB
IPV IN CONFLICT AREAS
ENGAGING MEN THROUGH ACCOUNTABLE PRACTICE (EMAP)
AFRICA GENDER POLICY
spellingShingle INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE (IPV)
SEXUAL ABUSE
PHYSICAL ABUSE
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
WOMEN AND SOCIAL NORMS
PREVALENCE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PREVENTING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION
GENDER VIOLENCE
GENDER INEQUITY
GENDER INNOVATION LAB
IPV IN CONFLICT AREAS
ENGAGING MEN THROUGH ACCOUNTABLE PRACTICE (EMAP)
AFRICA GENDER POLICY
Vaillant, Julia
Koussoubé, Estelle
Roth, Danielle
Pierotti, Rachael Susan
Hossain, Mazeda
Falb, Kathryn L
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
geographic_facet Congo, Democratic Republic of
description 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.
format Journal Article
author Vaillant, Julia
Koussoubé, Estelle
Roth, Danielle
Pierotti, Rachael Susan
Hossain, Mazeda
Falb, Kathryn L
author_facet Vaillant, Julia
Koussoubé, Estelle
Roth, Danielle
Pierotti, Rachael Susan
Hossain, Mazeda
Falb, Kathryn L
author_sort Vaillant, Julia
title 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
title_short 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
title_full 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
title_fullStr 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
title_full_unstemmed 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
title_sort 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
publisher BMJ Global Health
publishDate 2022
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099231004132287497/IDU04d26b91c0369704cf1096890e0cf55914f5b
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