This study provides a cost and cost effectiveness analysis of SASA!, a community mobilisation intervention to change social norms and prevent IPV.
Wanawake Na Maisha curriculum
The MAISHA study aimed to design and implement a cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the impact of participatory gender training for women in existing microfinance loan groups on participants’ experience of physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence as well as other outcomes such as gender empowerment, economic and health-related outcomes.
Understanding masculinities, gender norms and intimate partner violence in men’s intimate relationships with female sex workers of Northern Karnataka
How do we understand the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and ideas of masculinity among the intimate partners (IPs) of female sex workers? This poster by Karnataka Health Promotion Trust (KHPT) in collaboration with University of Manitoba and University of Texas at San Antonio, argues that partner violence is a norm in their study community.
The poster demonstrates results from the following themes:
Understanding the relationship between sex workers and their intimate partners: Findings from participatory research in North Karnataka, India
Violence and a lack of condom use increase sex workers’ risk of HIV infection. But how can we design appropriate interventions if we do not understand the nature and dynamics of sex workers’ relationship with their intimate partners (IPs)?
Violence and structural HIV risk to sex workers - Michele Decker
In this webinar, Dr Michele Decker talks about the prevalence and health impact of violence among sex workers.
Reducing adolescent girls’ vulnerability to sexual violence in sub-Saharan Africa
This Population Council study demonstrates that addressing girls’ financial needs without simultaneously addressing their social and health needs could increase their chances of experiencing sexual harassment.
The tale of two epidemics - Sinéad Delany-Moretlwe
For this webinar, Dr Sinéad Delany-Moretlwe adapts her plenary presentation from the South African AIDS Conference (9-12 June 2015, Durban)
Women Can Prevent HIV and Violence in Marriage! Findings from the RHANI Wives Study - Anita Raj
Dr Anita Raj provides an overview of the Raising HIV Awareness among Non-Infected Indian Wives (RHANI) intervention
Impact of exposure to intimate partner violence on CD4+ and CD8+ T Cell decay in HIV infected women: Longitudinal study
One of the first studies to provide evidence of an impact of gender-based violence on cellular immunity in HIV positive women.