Preventing gender-based violence victimization in adolescent girls in lower-income countries

This systematic review of reviews synthesises evidence on impact of interventions to prevent violence against adolescent girls and women 10–24 years

Abstract

This systematic review of reviews synthesises evidence on the impact of interventions to prevent violence against adolescent girls and young women 10–24 years (VAWG) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Theories of women’s empowerment and the social ecology of multifaceted violence frame the review. Child abuse, female genital mutilation/cutting (FGMC), child marriage, intimate partner violence (IPV), and sexual violence were focal outcomes.

This article is an output of the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) programme.

Citation

Yount, K. M., Krause, K. H. and Miedema, S. S. (2017) ‘Preventing gender-based violence victimization in adolescent girls in lower-income countries: systematic review of reviews’, Social Science & Medicine, 192, pp. 1–13.

Preventing gender-based violence victimization in adolescent girls in lower-income countries

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Published 22 November 2017