Worldwide prevalence of non-partner sexual violence: a systematic review

, ; Worldwide prevalence of non-partner sexual violence: a systematic review

In 2010, 7.2% of women worldwide had ever experienced non-partner sexual violence. Well publicised cases of the rape and murder of young women in India and South Africa drew international attention to this issue.

The global prevalence of intimate partner homicide: a systematic review

, ; The global prevalence of intimate partner homicide: a systematic review

At least one in seven homicides globally and more than a third of female homicides are perpetrated by an intimate partner.

Evidence for the magnitude of homicides by intimate partners is scarce and hampered by the large amount of missing information about the victim-offender relationship.

Strategies to reduce homicide risk include:

SASA! video: Prevent violence against women now (subtitled)

Violence against women touches everyone's lives. We tend to believe that this violence - rooted in the inequality between men and women - must be very difficult to prevent. But an approach called SASA! makes us think again. 

SASA! An introduction (subtitled)

This short subtitled version of STRIVE's video about SASA! shows the programme in action in Uganda. SASA! is an innovative approach to mobilising communities to prevent violence against women and HIV. It is designed by Raising Voices and implemented in Kampala, Uganda, by the Center for Domestic Violence Prevention, CEDOVIP.

Unite with women, unite against violence and HIV

Violence is a key risk factor for HIV among women, including sex workers, transgender women and other women from key populations. While the AIDS response is producing exciting results, the promises of science, politics and economic development will only be realised if groups unite with women against violence as an integral measure.

Intimate partner violence and HIV infection among women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

, ; Intimate partner violence and HIV infection among women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

For HIV prevention, it is important to understand the relationship between IPV and HIV/AIDS among women, and to address gender-based violence.

Globally, one in four women experiences violence from an intimate partner in her lifetime. This estimate makes intimate partner violence (IPV) the most common form of violence against women. This paper assesses evidence of an association between IPV and HIV infection among the general population of women globally.

The researchers:

Structural drivers and interventions: State of the evidence and barriers to action

Michael Samson summarises what we know about the structural factors shaping HIV risk and how to tackle them.

A high-level meeting in Washington, DC on 9 January 2014 addressed the social drivers of AIDS and extreme poverty. In this presentation to the gathering, the research director of EPRI (the Economic Policy Research Institute) synthesises the existing evidence base in order to:

STRIVE and AIDSTAR-One position paper series: Structural approaches to HIV prevention

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Critical issues for current and future research and for programmatic intervention design.

STRIVE and AIDSTAR-One presentations on structural prevention

The current and future direction of structural prevention efforts.

Measurement brief: Measuring alcohol-related HIV risk

Alcohol is a large contributor to sexual risk behaviour and HIV acquisition, according to a growing body of social science and epidemiological research.

Building on this emerging evidence, researchers need comparable measurements and tools in order to:

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