Arango, Diana J.Morton, MatthewGennari, FlorizaKiplesund, SveinungEllsberg, Mary2014-12-302014-12-302014https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21035Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) is a pervasive global problem. It is a violation of basic human rights and a drag on development. Much of the research to-date on the topic-including a major recent World Health Organization study to produce global prevalence rates has focused on better understanding the scale and nature of the problem. The present study builds on this body or research while shifting focus to synthesizing global evidence on potential solutions. This paper, a systematic review of reviews, breaks new ground by synthesizing evidence on the effects of VAWG prevention interventions. It examines the diversity of geographical context, the types of violence addressed, and the numerous approaches that have been used to combat VAWG. Additionally the review summarizes the quality of evidence on efficacy and effectiveness in order to highlight strengths and gaps of interventions on a global scale and could serve as a point of reference for those intending to undertake future design, implementation, and evaluation of interventions. This paper finds that knowledge of intervention impacts on VAWG prevention is growing, but is still highly limited. Nonetheless, a small but growing body of rigorously tested interventions demonstrates that preventing VAWG is possible and can achieve large effect sizes. The interventions with the most positive findings used multiple, well-integrated approaches and engaged with multiple stakeholders over time. They also addressed underlying risk factors for violence, including social norms regarding gender dynamics and the acceptability of violence. These examples point to the imperative of greatly increasing investment both in innovative programming in primary prevention, as well as in high-quality experimental and quasi-experimental evaluations to guide international efforts to end VAWG.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABDUCTIONABORTIONSABUSED WOMENACCESS TO SERVICESACT OF GENDERACT OF VIOLENCEADOLESCENCEADOLESCENTSADULTHOODADVOCACY CAMPAIGNSAGE OF MARRIAGEAGEDAGGRESSIVEALCOHOLALCOHOL USEARBITRARY DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTYBASIC HUMAN RIGHTSBIRTH CONTROLBIRTH WEIGHTCARE PROVIDERSCAREGIVERSCASE MANAGEMENTCHILD ABUSECHILD HEALTHCHILD MALTREATMENTCHILD MARRIAGECHILD MARRIAGESCHILD SEXUAL ABUSECHILDBEARINGCHILDHOODCLINICSCOERCIONCOMMUNITY ACTIONCOMMUNITY HEALTHCOMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERSCOMMUNITY MOBILIZATIONCONDOMCONFLICT SETTINGSCONSEQUENCES OF VIOLENCECONTRACEPTIVE METHODSCONTRACEPTIVE USECRISIS CENTERSCULTURAL BELIEFSDATE RAPEDECISION MAKINGDECLARATION ON THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENDEGRADING TREATMENTDEPRESSIONDEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVESDISABILITYDISSEMINATIONDOCTORSDOMESTIC VIOLENCEDROPOUTEARLY ADOLESCENCEEARLY ADULTHOODEARLY MARRIAGEECONOMIC EMPOWERMENTECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESEDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIESELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENEMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIONEMERGENCY ROOMSEMPOWERING WOMENEPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCHFAMILIESFEAR OF VIOLENCEFEMALEFEMALE GENITAL MUTILATIONFEMALE PARTNERSFEMALE STUDENTSFEMINISTFORCED MARRIAGEFORM OF VIOLENCEFORMS OF GENDERFORMS OF VIOLENCEFORMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENGENDER EQUALITYGENDER INEQUALITYGENDER NORMSGENDER ROLEGENDER-BASED VIOLENCEGENITAL MUTILATIONGIRLSGIRLS IN SCHOOLGLOBAL WOMENGROUP THERAPYHARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICESHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE PROVIDERSHEALTH CONSEQUENCESHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH PROFESSIONALSHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH STATUSHIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSHIVHIV INFECTIONHOSPITALHUMAN TRAFFICKINGHYGIENEILL HEALTHILL HEALTH AMONG WOMENINFANTINJURIESINTERNATIONAL EFFORTSINTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONINTERVENTIONINTIMATE PARTNERINTIMATE PARTNERSLABOR FORCELIFE SKILLSLIVES OF INDIVIDUALSLOW BIRTH WEIGHTLOW-INCOME COUNTRIESMALE PERPETRATORSMEDICINEMENTALMENTAL ILLNESSMINORITYMOTHERMOTHERSMURDERS OF WOMENNURSESNURSINGPARENTINGPARTNER ABUSEPARTNER RELATIONSHIPSPATIENTPATIENTSPEER EDUCATIONPEER EDUCATORSPERPETRATORS OF VIOLENCEPERPETRATORS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST MENPHYSICAL ASSAULTPHYSICAL NEEDSPHYSICAL VIOLENCEPOLICY MAKERSPOST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXISPOSTERSPRACTITIONERSPRE-NATAL CAREPREGNANCY OUTCOMESPREGNANT WOMENPREVENTION EFFORTSPREVENTION INTERVENTIONSPREVENTION OF VIOLENCEPREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENPRIVACYPRIVATE LIFEPROGRESSPSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSEPSYCHOLOGISTSPSYCHOLOGYPSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORTPUBLIC AWARENESSPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNQUALITY OF LIFERADIORADIO PROGRAMSRANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALSRAPERAPESREFUGEERELIGIOUS VALUESREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHRESPECTRISK ASSESSMENTRISK FACTORSRISK OF VIOLENCERITES OF PASSAGERURAL WOMENSCREENINGSCREENING TOOLSERVICES FOR CHILDRENSEXSEX GROUPSSEXUAL ASSAULTSEXUAL CONTACTSEXUAL HARASSMENTSEXUAL ORGANSSEXUAL VIOLENCESEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONSSHELTERSHELTERSSOCIAL MARKETINGSOCIAL NORMSSOCIAL SCIENCESSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL WORKERSSOCIALIZATIONSUBSTANCE ABUSESURVIVORS OF VIOLENCETELEVISIONTOLERANCETRADITIONAL PRACTICETRADITIONAL PRACTICESTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDERTYPES OF VIOLENCEUNICEFUNINTENDED PREGNANCYUNITED NATIONSUNMARRIED GIRLSUNMARRIED YOUNG MENUNWANTED PREGNANCYUSE OF FORCEVICTIMSVIOLENCEVIOLENCE AGAINST GIRLSVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENVIOLENCE AMONG ADOLESCENTSVOCATIONAL TRAININGVULNERABILITYVULNERABLE POPULATIONSWDRWOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGEWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG ADULTSYOUNG MENYOUTH10.1596/21035