Preventing intimate partner violence by engaging men: Evidence from Unite for Better Life in Ethiopia

Globally, 30 percent of women will experience physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. The well-documented health consequences of intimate partner violence (IPV) include injuries, unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections, long-lasting mental illnesses,...

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Main Authors: Salgado, Isabela, Leight, Jessica, Sharma, Vandana
Format: Opinion Piece
Language:Inglés
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143635
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Summary:Globally, 30 percent of women will experience physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. The well-documented health consequences of intimate partner violence (IPV) include injuries, unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections, long-lasting mental illnesses, and, in the most extreme cases, death. IPV survivors are also subject to economic and social costs, such as reductions in income and productivity and social stigma.