SynthesisJournal of global health2020
Psychosocial interventions for intimate partner violence in low and middle income countries: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
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- Primary-level and community worker interventions for the prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of well-being in low- and middle-income countries.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of community mobilisation and group-based interventions for preventing intimate partner violence against women in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of global health · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of intimate partner violence against infertile women in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Lancet. Global health · 2022Pooled it
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- Feasibility of a Low-Intensity Task-Shared Intervention for Common Mental Disorders in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence in India: A Mixed Methods Study.Violence against women · 2026Article
- Major depressive disorder attributed to intimate partner violence against women in North Africa and the Middle East: Global Burden of Disease Study.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Article
- Integrating mental health care to reduce intimate partner violence in complex humanitarian emergencies.The Lancet. Global health · 2025Review
- Intimate partner violence in the context of infertility: voices from women seeking assisted reproductive technology treatment and clinicians' perspectives.Reproductive health · 2024Article
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- Violent victimization and revictimization in patients with depressive disorders: context characteristics, disclosure rates, and gender differences.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- Psychological Interventions for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence in Humanitarian Settings: An Overview of the Evidence and Implementation Considerations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Group intervention for intimate partner violence: Manual development and content validation.Industrial psychiatry journalArticle
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Abstract
backgroundIntimate partner violence (IPV) is prevalent worldwide and presents pernicious consequences for women in developing countries or humanitarian settings. We examined the efficacy of psychosocial interventions for IPV among women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
methodsSeven databases were systematically searched for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) examining psychosocial interventions for IPV in LMICs. Thirteen RCTs were included in random-effects meta-analyses. Risk ratios (RR) and risk difference were calculated as pooled effect sizes. Risk of bias was assessed using an adapted version of the Cochrane tool accounting for cluster RCTs. Sensitivity analyses were conducted for risk of bias and design characteristics. Publication bias and heterogeneity were assessed.
resultsPsychosocial interventions reduced any form of IPV by 27% at shortest (relative risk (RR) = 0.73) and 25% at longest (RR = 0.75) follow up. Physical IPV was reduced by 22% at shortest (RR = 0.78) and 27% at longest (RR = 0.73) follow up. Sexual IPV was reduced by 23% at longest follow up (RR = 0.77) but showed no significant effect at shortest follow-up. Sensitivity analyses for risk of bias led to an increase in magnitude of the effect for any form of IPV and physical IPV. The effect on sexual IPV was no longer significant. Heterogeneity was moderate to high in the majority of comparisons.
conclusionsPsychosocial interventions may reduce the impact of IPV in humanitarian or low and middle income settings. We acknowledge heterogeneity and limited availability of RCTs demonstrating minimal risk of bias as limitations.
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