Can transfers and behavior change communication reduce intimate partner violence four years post-program? Experimental evidence from Bangladesh

Little is known about whether reductions in intimate partner violence (IPV) from cash transfer programs persist over the longer term. Using a randomized controlled trial design, we show that a program providing poor women in rural Bangladesh with cash or food transfers, alongside nutrition behavior...

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Main Authors: Roy, Shalini, Hidrobo, Melissa, Hoddinott, John F., Koch, Bastien, Ahmed, Akhter
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146545
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author Roy, Shalini
Hidrobo, Melissa
Hoddinott, John F.
Koch, Bastien
Ahmed, Akhter
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Hoddinott, John F.
Koch, Bastien
Roy, Shalini
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description Little is known about whether reductions in intimate partner violence (IPV) from cash transfer programs persist over the longer term. Using a randomized controlled trial design, we show that a program providing poor women in rural Bangladesh with cash or food transfers, alongside nutrition behavior change communication (BCC), led to sustained reductions in IPV 4 years after the program ended. Transfers alone showed no sustained impacts on IPV. Evidence suggests cash and BCC led to more sustained impacts on IPV than food and BCC – through persistent increases in women’s bargaining power, men’s costs of perpetrating violence, and poverty-related emotional well-being.
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spelling CGSpace1465452025-11-06T07:21:55Z Can transfers and behavior change communication reduce intimate partner violence four years post-program? Experimental evidence from Bangladesh Roy, Shalini Hidrobo, Melissa Hoddinott, John F. Koch, Bastien Ahmed, Akhter gender behavioural sciences social protection sustainability cash transfers domestic violence communication Little is known about whether reductions in intimate partner violence (IPV) from cash transfer programs persist over the longer term. Using a randomized controlled trial design, we show that a program providing poor women in rural Bangladesh with cash or food transfers, alongside nutrition behavior change communication (BCC), led to sustained reductions in IPV 4 years after the program ended. Transfers alone showed no sustained impacts on IPV. Evidence suggests cash and BCC led to more sustained impacts on IPV than food and BCC – through persistent increases in women’s bargaining power, men’s costs of perpetrating violence, and poverty-related emotional well-being. 2019-10-02 2024-06-21T09:07:28Z 2024-06-21T09:07:28Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146545 en https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_00791 https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980017004232 https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12498 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179866 https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0720-11014R2 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148633 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134221 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134946 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143094 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Roy, Shalini; Hidrobo, Melissa; Hoddinott, John F.; Koch, Bastien; and Ahmed, Akhter. 2019. Can transfers and behavior change communication reduce intimate partner violence four years post-program? Experimental evidence from Bangladesh. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1869. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146545
spellingShingle gender
behavioural sciences
social protection
sustainability
cash transfers
domestic violence
communication
Roy, Shalini
Hidrobo, Melissa
Hoddinott, John F.
Koch, Bastien
Ahmed, Akhter
Can transfers and behavior change communication reduce intimate partner violence four years post-program? Experimental evidence from Bangladesh
title Can transfers and behavior change communication reduce intimate partner violence four years post-program? Experimental evidence from Bangladesh
title_full Can transfers and behavior change communication reduce intimate partner violence four years post-program? Experimental evidence from Bangladesh
title_fullStr Can transfers and behavior change communication reduce intimate partner violence four years post-program? Experimental evidence from Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Can transfers and behavior change communication reduce intimate partner violence four years post-program? Experimental evidence from Bangladesh
title_short Can transfers and behavior change communication reduce intimate partner violence four years post-program? Experimental evidence from Bangladesh
title_sort can transfers and behavior change communication reduce intimate partner violence four years post program experimental evidence from bangladesh
topic gender
behavioural sciences
social protection
sustainability
cash transfers
domestic violence
communication
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146545
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